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Leningrad Symphony (2017)

Genre : Documentary, Drama, War

Runtime : 0M

Director : Christian Frey, Carsten Gutschmidt
Writer : Christian Frey

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Markus Brandl
Markus Brandl
Fritz Fuchs
Mercedes Müller
Mercedes Müller
Olga Kvade
Torsten Münchow
Torsten Münchow
Andrei Schdanow
Judith Neumann
Judith Neumann
Anna Fuchs
Tino Mewes
Tino Mewes
Wolfgang Buff
Matthias Bundschuh
Matthias Bundschuh
Karl Eliasberg
Florian Fischer
Florian Fischer
Nkwd Officer
Elvinas Juodkazis
Elvinas Juodkazis
Marine
Anja Antonowicz
Anja Antonowicz
Nadeshda Boronnikowa
Florian Panzner
Florian Panzner
Schostakowitsch
Leon Hoge
Leon Hoge
Josef Eiselt
Hendrik Massute
Hendrik Massute
Vater Kvade
Benjamin Morik
Benjamin Morik
Feldwebel
Anthony Paul
Anthony Paul
Landser
Elisa Posky
Elisa Posky
Frau Schostakowitsch

Crews

Christian Frey
Christian Frey
Director
Carsten Gutschmidt
Carsten Gutschmidt
Director
Reinhardt Beetz
Reinhardt Beetz
Producer
Inese Boka-Grūbe
Inese Boka-Grūbe
Associate Producer
Elīna Gediņa-Ducena
Elīna Gediņa-Ducena
Co-Producer
Gints Grūbe
Gints Grūbe
Co-Producer
Christian Frey
Christian Frey
Screenplay

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