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Leningrad Symphony

Leningrad Symphony

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Overview

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.

Directed by Carsten Gutschmidt
Written by Christian Frey
Produced by Reinhardt Beetz
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Top Cast

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

Themes & Keywords

faminewehrmachtthe siege of leningradwar crimecomposition

About Leningrad Symphony

Leningrad Symphony is a documentary, drama, war film released in 2017 exploring themes of famine, wehrmacht, the siege of leningrad, war crime, composition. Directed by Carsten Gutschmidt, it stars Markus Brandl, Mercedes Müller, Torsten Münchow. 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.

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