Testimony

November. 01,1988      
Rating:
7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

The story of the great Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) and his life and career during the rule of Stalin.

Ben Kingsley as  Dmitri Shostakovich
Terence Rigby as  Joseph Stalin
Ronald Pickup as  Marshall Tukhachevsky
John Shrapnel as  Andre Zhdanov
Vernon Dobtcheff as  Gargolovsky
Peter Woodthorpe as  Alexander Glazunov
William Squire as  Khatchaturyan
Dorota Kwiatkowska as  Anna Akhmatova
Liza Goddard as  English Humanist
Murray Melvin as  Film Editor

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Reviews

Micitype
1988/11/01

Pretty Good

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KnotStronger
1988/11/02

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

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Loui Blair
1988/11/03

It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

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Kinley
1988/11/04

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

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