The Death of Stalin (2017)
He’s dead, and the backstabbing has just begun.
2017 · R · 1h 47m · Comedy, Drama, History
Genres: Comedy, Drama, History
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?
Director: Armando Iannucci
Writers: Fabien Nury, David Schneider, Ian Martin
Music by: Christopher Willis
Cinematography: Zac Nicholson
Editor: Peter Lambert
Box office: $25M · Budget: $13M · Rated 7/10 by 2178 viewers
Cast
Steve Buscemi as Nikita KhrushchevSimon Russell Beale as Lavrenti BeriaJeffrey Tambor as Georgy MalenkovJason Isaacs as Field Marshal ZhukovMichael Palin as Vyacheslav MolotovRupert Friend as Vasily StalinAndrea Riseborough as Svetlana StalinDermot Crowley as Lazar KaganovichPaul Whitehouse as Anastas MikoyanPaul Chahidi as Nicolai BulganinAdrian McLoughlin as Josef StalinPaddy Considine as AndreyevMore like this
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