Testimony (1987): Cast
Testimony is a 1987 historical drama directed by Tony Palmer, starring Ben Kingsley as Dmitri Shostakovich, Sherry Baines and Magdalen Asquith. It runs 2 hours 37 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 37m (157 min)
- Director
- Tony Palmer
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Isolde Films
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Testimony About?
The premise of Testimony without spoilers.
The story of the great Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) and his life and career during the rule of Stalin.
Testimony Themes & Keywords
· 43 tags- sherlock holmes character
- dmitri shostakovich character
- shostakovich
- composer
- new york city
- dream
- one word title
- soviet union
- world war two
- totalitarianism
- survival
- surrealism
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- soviet history
- socialism
- russia
- russian
- russian history
- propaganda
- post world war two
- piston
- peace conference
- orchestra
- opera
- nonlinear timeline
- newsreel footage
- musician
- music history
- montage
- journalist
- reference to joseph stalin
- irony
- husband wife relationship
- humiliation
- friend
- friendship
- dying
- denouncement
- delirium
- death
- deathbed
- censorship
- classical music
- independent film
Testimony Cast & Characters
Ben Kingsley leads the cast as Dmitri Shostakovich, with Sherry Baines as Nina Shostakovich and Magdalen Asquith as Galya Shostakovich. Directed by Tony Palmer; 19 actors are credited in all.
- Director Tony Palmer
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Ben Kingsley as Dmitri Shostakovich - Sherry Baines as Nina Shostakovich
- Magdalen Asquith as Galya Shostakovich
- Mark Asquith as Maxim Shostakovich
Also Starring in Testimony
· 15 more- Terence Rigby Joseph Stalin
- Vernon Dobtcheff Gargolovsky
- Ronald Pickup Marshall Tukhachevsky
- Murray Melvin Film Editor
- Ed Bishop American Commentator
- John Shrapnel Andre Zhdanov
- Robert Urquhart Journalist
- Chris Barrie Carnival Thin Man
- Brook Williams H.G. Wells
- Peter Woodthorpe Alexander Glazunov
- William Squire Khatchaturyan
- Robert Reynolds Brutus
- Liza Goddard English Humanist
- Dorota Kwiatkowska Anna Akhmatova
- Frank Carson Carnival Fat Man
More from Tony Palmer
More films directed by Tony Palmer, best-rated first: Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire, Margot, Rachmaninoff: The Harvest of Sorrow and England, My England.
Testimony Also Known As
4 alternative titles, including “Testimony: The Story of Shostakovich” and “Zeugenaussage - Aus dem Leben des Dimitri Schostakowitsch”.
- Also known as
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- Testimony: The Story of Shostakovich
- Zeugenaussage - Aus dem Leben des Dimitri Schostakowitsch
- Testemunho
- 见证
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Movies Like Testimony
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin, Dmitri Shostakovich. Sonata for Viola and The Testimony.
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The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin 1997 -
Dmitri Shostakovich. Sonata for Viola 1981 -
The Testimony 1946 -
Song of Russia 1944 -
The Soviet Story 2008 -
Defence Counsel Sedov 1988 -
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey 1993 -
The Vow 1946 -
The Assassination of Trotsky 1972 -
Facing the Judgement of History 1965 -
Dovlatov 2018 -
A Trial in Prague 2001
Testimony FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Testimony, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Testimony?
Testimony runs 2 hours 37 minutes (157 minutes).
When was Testimony released?
Testimony was released on November 11, 1987.
Who directed Testimony?
Testimony was directed by Tony Palmer.
More films by Tony Palmer Who is in the cast of Testimony?
Testimony stars Ben Kingsley as Dmitri Shostakovich, Sherry Baines as Nina Shostakovich and Magdalen Asquith as Galya Shostakovich, among 19 credited actors.
Does Testimony have a post-credit scene?
No. Testimony has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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