United Kingdom / Nov 11, 1987 / London Film Festival
2h 37min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The story of the great Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) and his life and career during the rule of Stalin.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Robert Reynolds | Brutus |
| Vernon Dobtcheff | Gargolovsky |
| Brook Williams | H.G. Wells |
| Peter Woodthorpe | Alexander Glazunov |
| William Squire | Khatchaturyan |
| Dorota Kwiatkowska | Anna Akhmatova |
| Liza Goddard | English Humanist |
| Murray Melvin | Film Editor |
| Robert Urquhart | Journalist |
| Chris Barrie | Carnival Thin Man |
| Frank Carson | Carnival Fat Man |
| Ed Bishop | American Commentator |
| Collin Hurst | Stalin's Secretary |
| Joyce Grundy | Stalin's Mother |
| Mark Thrippleton | Young Stalin |
| Robert Stephens | Vsevolod Meyerhold |
| Murray Melvin | The Film Editor |
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| Jane Cox | The Widow |
| Julian Stanley | Andre Gide |
| David Sharpe | Mandelstam |
| Rowen Parr | Galya (aged 39) |
| Bronco McLoughlin | Cossack |
| Christopher Bramwell | Vanya |
| Marita Philips | Madam Lupinskaya |
| Mitzi Mueller | The Nun |
| Tracey Spence | Tsvetayeva |
| Andrew Brittain | Malko |
| Curly Carter | Cross Eyed Man |
| Rosemary Chamney | Concierge |
| Chris D'Bray | Dorian Gray |
| Val Elliott | French Schoolmarm |
| Peter Faulkner | Mayakovsky |
Genres
DramaHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Testimony |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Isolde Films, ORF, Nederlandse Omroepstichting (NOS), DR, SVT, Film4 Productions |
| Release date | 1 novembre 1988 |
| Production | Grahame Jennings, Michael Henry, Tony Palmer, Michael Kustow, Maureen Murray |
| Writer | Tony Palmer, David Rudkin, Solomon Volkov |
| Editing | Tony Palmer |
| Cinematography | Nicholas D. Knowland |
| Assistant directors | Tony Palmer |
| Camera operators | Nicholas D. Knowland |
| Additional photography | Nicholas D. Knowland |
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| Production design | Tony Palmer |
| Art direction | Tony Palmer |
| Set decoration | Tony Palmer |
| Music | Zeljko Marasovich, John Lundsten |
| Sound | Zeljko Marasovich, John Lundsten |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
United States / Nov 01, 1988
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