Akira Kurosawa	...	(Director)
Michael Nupen	...	(Writer)
Lyndon Brook	...	Narrator
Yevgeni Svetlanov	...	Conductor
The Russian Federation State Symphony Orchesta	...	Orchestra

Summary: A documentary introduction from musicologist Michael Nupen which places the Symphony and the life and work of Shostakovich in the context of its time. The performance of Symphony No.5 in D minor OP.47 played by The Russian Federation State Symphony Orchesta conducted by Yevgeni Svetlanov.