Testimony
(DVD)
Contributors
Rudkin, David, 1936- screenwriter.
Palmer, Tony, 1941- director,
Kingsley, Ben, 1943- actor.
Rigby, Terence, actor.
Pickup, Ronald, actor.
Palmer, Tony, 1941- director,
Kingsley, Ben, 1943- actor.
Rigby, Terence, actor.
Pickup, Ronald, actor.
Published
[Tyne and Wear, England] : Voiceprint, [2009].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (151 min.) : sound, black and white with color sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Published
[Tyne and Wear, England] : Voiceprint, [2009].
Language
English
UPC
604388722501
Notes
General Note
"From the memoirs of Dmitri Shostakovich edited by Solomon Volkov."
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1988.
General Note
Includes extracts from: Symphonies 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, & 14 ; Violin concerto no. 1 ; Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk ; Michelangelo sonnets ; Jazz suites 1 & 2 ; Piano concerto no. 2 ; String quartets nos. 8 & 10.
Creation/Production Credits
Photographed by Nic Knowland ; consultant, Solomon Volkov.
Participants/Performers
Ben Kingsley (Dmitri Shostakovich), Terence Rigby (Stalin), Ronald Pickup (Tukhachevsky), John Shrapnel (Zhdanov), Sherry Baines (Nina Shostakovich), Magdalen Asquith ((Galya), Mark Asquith (Maxim), Liza Goddard (The English Humanist), Peter Woodthorpe (Alexander Glazunov), Robert Stephens (Vsevolod Meyerhold), William Squire (Khatchaturyan), Murray Melvin (The Film Editor), Robert Urquhart (The Journalist), Robert Reynolds (Brutus), Vernon Dobtcheff (Gargolovsky), Colin Hurst (Stalin's Secretary), Joyce Grundy (Stalin's Mother), Mark Thrippleton (young Stalin), Christopher Bramwell (Vanya), Brook Williams (H.G. Wells), Marita Phillips (Madam Lupinskaya) ; music performed by The London Philharmonic Orchestra; Rudolf Barshai, conductor; Golden Age Singers; Yuzuko Horigome, violin; Howard Shelley, piano; John Shirley-Quirk, vocal; Felicity Palmer, vocal; Chilingirian Quartet.
Description
Based loosely on the memoirs of Shostakovich, a classical composer living in Russia during the reign of Stalin, this film traces the relationship between Shostakovich and Stalin and the effect that Stalin had on Shostakovich's life and work.
Target Audience
Rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, all regions; aspect ratio 16:9 presentation; digitally remastered; Dolby stereo.
Awards
Won 1988 San Paulo International Film Festival, Critics Award (Tony Palmer).
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Morris County Library - Adult Media | 780.92 SHO TES DVD6071 | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographical films.
Composers -- Soviet Union -- Drama.
Documentary-style films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, -- 1906-1975 -- Drama.
Soviet Union -- History -- 1925-1953 -- Drama.
Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1917-1936 -- Drama.
Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1936-1953 -- Drama.
Stalin, Joseph, -- 1878-1953 -- Drama.
Composers -- Soviet Union -- Drama.
Documentary-style films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, -- 1906-1975 -- Drama.
Soviet Union -- History -- 1925-1953 -- Drama.
Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1917-1936 -- Drama.
Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1936-1953 -- Drama.
Stalin, Joseph, -- 1878-1953 -- Drama.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Rudkin, D., Palmer, T., Kingsley, B., Rigby, T., Pickup, R., Shrapnel, J., Baines, S., Asquith, M., Asquith, M., Goddard, L., Woodthorpe, P., Stephens, R., Squire, W., Melvin, M., Urquhart, R., Reynolds, R., Dobtcheff, V., Hurst, C., Grundy, J., Thrippleton, M., Bramwell, C., Williams, B., Phillips, M., Barshai, R., Horigome, Y., Shirley-Quirk, J., Palmer, F., Shelley, H., & Shostakovich, D. D. (2009). Testimony . Voiceprint.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)David Rudkin et al.. 2009. Testimony. Voiceprint.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)David Rudkin et al.. Testimony Voiceprint, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Rudkin, David, et al. Testimony Voiceprint, 2009.
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