The read
It runs long at 2h 37m.
Synopsis
The story of the great Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) and his life and career during the rule of Stalin.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Tony PalmerDirector
- Tony PalmerWriter
- David RudkinWriter
- Zeljko MarasovichOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- 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