Testimony
1988, English. Directed by Tony Palmer.
The story of the great Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) and his life and career during the rule of Stalin.
- Runtime
- 2h 37m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Tony PalmerDirector
- Ben KingsleyDmitri Shostakovich
- Sherry BainesNina Shostakovich
- Magdalen AsquithGalya Shostakovich
- Mark AsquithMaxim Shostakovich
- Terence RigbyJoseph Stalin
- Ronald PickupMarshall Tukhachevsky
- John ShrapnelAndre Zhdanov
- Robert ReynoldsBrutus
- Vernon DobtcheffGargolovsky
- Brook WilliamsH.G. Wells
- Peter WoodthorpeAlexander Glazunov
- William SquireKhatchaturyan
Details
- Released
- 1 November 1988
- Country
- Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom
- Written by
- Tony Palmer, David Rudkin
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Testimony runs 157 minutes (2h 37m).
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Testimony (1988) was directed by Tony Palmer and stars Ben Kingsley, Sherry Baines, Magdalen Asquith.