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The Death of Stalin
When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains — just who is running the government?
2017 · Directed by Armando Iannucci · 107 min · Comedy · Drama · History · 14 frames
Tagline
He’s dead, and the backstabbing has just begun.
Crew
- Screenplay: Fabien Nury, Armando Iannucci, David Schneider, Ian Martin
- Cinematography: Zac Nicholson
- Edited by: Peter Lambert
- Music: Christopher Willis
- Production design: Cristina Casali
- Produced by: Yann Zenou, Nicolas Duval Adassovsky, Laurent Zeitoun, Kevin Loader
Cast
- Steve Buscemi as Nikita Khrushchev
- Simon Russell Beale as Lavrenti Beria
- Jeffrey Tambor as Georgy Malenkov
- Jason Isaacs as Field Marshal Zhukov
- Michael Palin as Vyacheslav Molotov
- Rupert Friend as Vasily Stalin
- Andrea Riseborough as Svetlana Stalin
- Dermot Crowley as Lazar Kaganovich
- Paul Whitehouse as Anastas Mikoyan
- Paul Chahidi as Nicolai Bulganin
Production
- Country: Belgium, Canada, France, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Gaumont, Quad Productions, Main Journey, France 3 Cinéma
- Budget: $13,000,000
- Box office: $24,600,000
- Themes: chaos, dictator, socialism, dark comedy, satire, biography, based on true story, joseph stalin, biting, death
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