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Testimony (1987) Poster

(1987)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Tony Palmer

Writing Credits  

David Rudkin ... (screenplay)
 
Solomon Volkov ... (book)
 
Tony Palmer ... (co-written by)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Ben Kingsley ... Dmitri Shostakovich
Sherry Baines ... Nina Shostakovich
Magdalen Asquith Magdalen Asquith ... Galya Shostakovich
Mark Asquith Mark Asquith ... Maxim Shostakovich
Terence Rigby ... Joseph Stalin
Ronald Pickup ... Marshall Tukhachevsky
John Shrapnel ... Andre Zhdanov
Robert Reynolds Robert Reynolds ... Brutus
Vernon Dobtcheff ... Gargolovsky
Colin Hurst Colin Hurst ... Stalin's Secretary
Joyce Grundy Joyce Grundy ... Stalin's Mother
Mark Thrippleton Mark Thrippleton ... Young Stalin
Liza Goddard ... The English Humanist
Peter Woodthorpe ... Alexander Glazunov
Robert Stephens ... Vsevolod Meyerhold
William Squire ... Khatchaturyan
Murray Melvin ... The Film Editor
Robert Urquhart ... The Journalist
Christopher Bramwell Christopher Bramwell ... Vanya
Brook Williams Brook Williams ... H.G. Wells
Marita Phillips Marita Phillips ... Madam Lupinskaya
Frank Carson ... Carnival Fat Man
Chris Barrie ... Carnival Thin Man
Mitzi Mueller Mitzi Mueller ... The Nun
Tracey Spence Tracey Spence ... Tsvetayeva
Dorota Kwiatkowska ... Anna Akhmatova (as Dorota Rae)
Ed Bishop ... American Commentator
Andrew Brittain Andrew Brittain ... Malko
Curly Carter Curly Carter ... Cross Eyed Man
Rosemary Chamney Rosemary Chamney ... Concierge
Jane Cox ... The Widow
Chris D'Bray Chris D'Bray ... Dorian Gray
Val Elliott Val Elliott ... French Schoolmarm (as Val Elliot)
Peter Faulkner Peter Faulkner ... Mayakovsky
Margaret Fingerhut Margaret Fingerhut ... Christian Woman
Nicholas Fry Nicholas Fry ... Maxim (aged 37)
Igor Gridneff Igor Gridneff ... Blind Man
Rodney Litchfield Rodney Litchfield ... Sherlock Holmes
Van Martin Van Martin ... German Humanist
Bronco McLoughlin Bronco McLoughlin ... Cossack
Rowena Parr Rowena Parr ... Galya (aged 39)
David Sharpe David Sharpe ... Mandelstam
Julian Stanley Julian Stanley ... Andre Gide
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gregory D Brown Gregory D Brown ... Crowd Demonstrator (uncredited)

Produced by 

Michael Henry ... executive producer
Grahame Jennings ... executive producer
Michael Kustow ... executive producer
Maureen Murray ... associate producer
Tony Palmer ... producer

Music by 

Zeljko Marasovich

Cinematography by 

Nicholas D. Knowland ... (as Nic Knowland)

Editing by 

Tony Palmer

Production Design by 

Tony Palmer

Art Direction by 

Chris Bradley
Chris Browning
Paul Templeman

Costume Design by 

John Hibbs

Makeup Department 

Wendy Rawson ... hair stylist
Penny Smith ... makeup artist

Production Management 

Gladys Pearce ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Christopher Hall ... first assistant director (as Chris Hall)
Jill Marshall ... assistant director
Andrew Montgomery ... first assistant director

Art Department 

Patrick Begley ... prop master (as Pat Begley)
Derek Ede ... standby stagehand
Steve Ede ... construction manager
Michael Gunner ... painter (as Micky Gunner)
Richard Harris ... rigger
Rohan Harris ... model maker
Toddy Roche ... production buyer (as Toddie Roche)
Terry Tague ... location property master
Laurie Warburton ... models

Sound Department 

Graham Ackroyd ... re-recording mixer
Dave Bimson ... sound (as David Bimson)
Alan Dykes ... re-recording mixer
John Lundsten ... sound mixer
Ian Maclagan ... sound
Tony Martin ... re-recording mixer
Martin Morgan ... dubbing editor
Lee Philpott ... re-recording mixer
Beth Solomon ... dubbing editor

Special Effects by 

Nick Doff ... special effects
Damon Heath ... special effects
Kevin Hingston ... special effects
Peter Remmers ... special effects (as Peter Haley-Remmers)
Philip Stokes ... special effects (as Phil Stokes)

Visual Effects by 

Peter Govey ... opticals

Camera and Electrical Department 

Ian Brooks ... electrician
Pete Cavaciuti ... steadicam operator: "b" camera
Mark Gibbon ... gaffer
Rodrigo Gutierrez ... focus puller
Ossie Jung ... best boy
Nick Lowin ... clapper/loader
Martin McCullagh ... grip
Daniel Meadows ... still photographer
Andy Milner ... electrician (as Andrew Milner)

Casting Department 

Chris D'Bray ... extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Jo Korer ... costumes: female
Simon Murray ... wardrobe master

Location Management 

Melloney Roffe ... location manager

Music Department 

Rudolf Barshai ... conductor
Richard Bissill ... musician: French horn
Terry Caines ... music recordist
London Philharmonic Orchestra ... musicians
David Nolan ... orchestra leader: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Martin Tranter ... music recordist
Chris Tyrer ... music recordist
Gareth Watson ... music recordist

Script and Continuity Department 

Sally Griffiths ... continuity

Transportation Department 

Jim Batts ... driver
Neil Brown ... driver
John Burbridge ... driver
Colin Gray ... driver
Harry Kissock ... driver
John Rankin ... driver
Colin Strachan ... driver
Chris Streeter ... driver
John Vaughan ... driver

Additional Crew 

Raymond Asquith ... translations: Russian
Jane Clarke ... production staff
Chester Eyre ... film processing supervisor
Cherry Fiddaman ... assistant accountant (as Cherry Taylor)
Carl S. Griffin ... production accountant (as Carl Griffin)
Jane Lovell ... production staff
Solomon Volkov ... consultant
Tommy White ... jobfit trainee
Andrena Woodhams ... production staff (as Dena Woodhams)

Thanks 

John Brownsell ... grateful thanks: All Saints Church, Notting Hill (as Father Brownsell)
Alan Capper ... grateful thanks
Paul Constable ... grateful thanks
Melvyn Lux ... grateful thanks
David Rose ... grateful thanks
Leslie Wershker ... grateful thanks
Crew believed to be complete

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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