Attila was an American TV miniseries set during the waning days of the Western Roman Empire, in particular during the invasions of the Huns in Europe.

1938年，肖斯塔科维奇建议学生弗莱施曼（犹太人）以契诃夫的《罗斯柴尔德的小提琴》为蓝本，写作一部独幕歌剧。1941年，苏德战争爆发，弗莱施曼志愿从军，战死于列宁格勒外围防御阵地。1944，肖斯塔科维奇续完了学生遗作。1996年，法国拍摄的电影《罗斯柴尔德小提琴》取材于这段历史，并全部囊括这部长达四十多分钟的歌剧。俄国指挥大师罗日杰斯特文斯基为影片录制了歌剧录音。该版电影原声唱片见：

Jonas pretends to be blind and enters a TV dance contest, where he meets his attractive dance partner Saule. Soon they become the show's most popular contestants. While the whole nation thinks that Jonas is blind, Vytas, an old acquaintance of Jonas, is released from prison. As reminders of the past keep creeping up on them, Vytas is suppressing contradictory feelings - to seek revenge or forgiveness in such a manipulative world - for sins that were and for sins to be made.

Kaunas, Lithuania, 1941, Lithuanian activist Andrius Gluosnis with soldier's spade in Lietukio garage massacre kills a Jew Isaac. Years after the incident Gluosnis' grandson Andrius is haunted by the guilt.