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The Death of Stalin

Year
2017
Director
Armando Iannucci
Runtime
107 min
Genre
Comedy, Drama, History
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Synopsis

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?

Festival record

  • CAN 23
  • CAN 17
  • LFF 16

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Cast

  • Steve BuscemiNikita Khrushchev
  • Simon Russell BealeLavrenti Beria
  • Jeffrey TamborGeorgy Malenkov
  • Jason IsaacsField Marshal Zhukov
  • Michael PalinVyacheslav Molotov
  • Rupert FriendVasily Stalin
  • Andrea RiseboroughSvetlana Stalin
  • Dermot CrowleyLazar Kaganovich
  • Paul WhitehouseAnastas Mikoyan
  • Paul ChahidiNicolai Bulganin

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