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While Dmitri Shostakovich becomes one of the most lauded musical figures of his era, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin (Terence Rigby) denounces his work on various occasions, creating difficulties for the high-strung composer. The film also looks at Shostakovich's tempestuous relationship with his first wife, Nina (Sherry Baines), who was married to the musical legend during his initial success.
Original Release
09/23/1988
US Release
11/01/1988
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ben Kingsley | Dimitri Shostakovich / Dmitri Shostakovich |
Sherry Baines | Nina Shostakovich |
Magdalen Asquith | Galya Shostakovich |
Mark Asquith | Maxim Shostakovich |
Terence Rigby | Joseph Stalin |
Ronald Pickup | Marshall Tukhachevsky |
John Shrapnel | Andre Zhdanov |
Robert Reynolds | Brutus |
Vernon Dobtcheff | Gargolovsky |
Colin Hurst | Stalin's Secretary |
Directors
Writers
David Rudkin, Solomon Volkov, Tony Palmer
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ben Kingsley | Dimitri Shostakovich / Dmitri Shostakovich |
Sherry Baines | Nina Shostakovich |
Magdalen Asquith | Galya Shostakovich |
Mark Asquith | Maxim Shostakovich |
Terence Rigby | Joseph Stalin |
Ronald Pickup | Marshall Tukhachevsky |
John Shrapnel | Andre Zhdanov |
Robert Reynolds | Brutus |
Vernon Dobtcheff | Gargolovsky |
Colin Hurst | Stalin's Secretary |
Joyce Grundy | Stalin's Mother |
Mark Thrippleton | Young Stalin |
Liza Goddard | The English Humanist |
Peter Woodthorpe | Alexander Glazunov |
Robert Stephens | Vsevolod Meyerhold |
William Squire | Khatchaturyan |
Robert Urquhart | The Journalist |
Christopher Bramwell | Vanya |
Brook Williams | H.G. Wells |
Marita Phillips | Madam Lupinskaya |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Michael Kustow | Executive Producer |
Grahame Jennings | Executive Producer |
Michael Henry | Executive Producer |
Maureen Murray | Producer |
Tony Palmer | Producer |
Michael Henry | Producer |
Grahame Jennings | Producer |
Michael Kustow | Producer |