Leningrad Symphony
Release Date:
Nov 03, 2017
Genres:
Documentary, Drama, War
Description
August 1942: Amidst the unimaginable suffering inflicted during the blockade of Leningrad by the German Wehrmacht, an orchestra director was given an almost impossible task: to stage the premiere of Dimitri Shostakovitch's "Leningrad Symphony". The performance became a symbol of the brief triumph of culture over the barbarism of war.
Director:
Carsten Gutschmidt, Christian Frey
Writer:
Christian Frey
Stars:
Markus Brandl, Mercedes Müller, Torsten Münchow
Production:
Beetz Brothers Film Production
