Testimony (1987)
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Ben Kingsley stars as celebrated Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich in this lengthy historical biography. Along with Prokofiev, Shostakovich is considered among the elite of the 20th-century composers to emerge from his country. Striving to be true to his art form, the composer was caught in the… More Ben Kingsley stars as celebrated Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich in this lengthy historical biography. Along with Prokofiev, Shostakovich is considered among the elite of the 20th-century composers to emerge from his country. Striving to be true to his art form, the composer was caught in the political crossfire of the Stalin regime and was criticized for being politically ambiguous. Under constant pressure, Shostakovich silenced many of his critics when he remained in Leningrad during the Nazi siege to complete his stirring 7th symphony. Terrence Rigby plays Stalin, with Ronald Pickup as the ill-fated Soviet official Tukhachevsky, another of Stalin's many victims. Shostakovich lived until 1975. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Directed By
- Razvan Georgescu, Tony Palmer
- Written By
- Razvan Georgescu, Tony Palmer, David Rudkin
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1988 Wide
- Studio
- RM Associates
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Cast
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Ben Kingsley
as Dmitri Shostakovich
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Sherry Baines
as Nina Shostakovich
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Magdalen Asquith
as Galya
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Mark Asquith
as Maxim Shostakovich
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Terence Rigby
as Stalin
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Ronald Pickup
as Marshall Tukhachevsky
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John Shrapnel
as Zhdanov
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Robert Reynolds
as Brutus
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Chris Barrie
as Carnival Thin Man
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Ed Bishop
as American Commentator
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Vernon Dobtcheff
as Gargolovsky
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Liza Goddard
as English humanist
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Murray Melvin
as Film Editor
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William Squire
as Khatchaturyan
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Robert Stephens
as Vsevolod Meyerhold
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Robert Urquhart
as Journalist
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Brook Williams
as H.G. Wells
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Peter Woodthorpe
as Alexander Glazunov
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Christopher Bramwell
as Vanya
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Andrew Brittain
as Malko
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Frank Carson
as Carnival Fat Man
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Curly Carter
as Cross-eyed Man
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Rosemary Chamney
as Concierge
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Jane Cox
as Widow
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Chris D'Bray
as Dorian Gray
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Val Elliot
as French Schoolmarm
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Peter Faulkner
as Mayakovsky
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Margaret Fingergut
as Christian Woman
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Nicholas Fry
as Maxim at Age 37
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Igor Gridneff
as Blind Man
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Joyce Grundy
as Stalin's Mother
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Colin Hurst
as Stalin's Secretary
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Rodney Litchfield
as Sherlock Holmes
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Van Martin
as German Humanist
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Bronco McLoughlin
as Cossack
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Mitzi Mueller
as Nun
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Panda Jazz
as Green
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Rowena Parr
as Galya at Age 39
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Marita Phillips
as Mme. Lupinskaya
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Dorota Rae
as Akmatova
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Tracy Spence
as Tsvetayeva
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Julian Stanley
as Andre Gide
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Mark Thrippleton
as Young Stalin
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David Sharpe
as Mandelstam
- Helmut Dubiel
- William Finn
- Remus Georgescu
- Jörg Immendorff
- Peter Jecza