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2017 • 1h 47min • R • Comedy, Drama, History

The Death of Stalin

"In the Kremlin, no one can hear you scheme"

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?

IMDb 7.3

RT 95%

MC 88

Director

Armando Iannucci

Writers

Fabien Nury

David Schneider

Armando Iannucci

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Steve Buscemi

Nikita Khrushchev

Simon Russell Beale

Lavrenti Beria

Jeffrey Tambor

Georgy Malenkov

Jason Isaacs

Field Marshal Zhukov

Michael Palin

Vyacheslav Molotov

Rupert Friend

Vasily Stalin

Andrea Riseborough

Svetlana Stalin

Dermot Crowley

Lazar Kaganovich

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Steve Buscemi Nikita Khrushchev

Simon Russell Beale Lavrenti Beria

Jeffrey Tambor Georgy Malenkov

Jason Isaacs Field Marshal Zhukov

Michael Palin Vyacheslav Molotov

Rupert Friend Vasily Stalin

Andrea Riseborough Svetlana Stalin

Dermot Crowley Lazar Kaganovich

Paul Whitehouse Anastas Mikoyan

Paul Chahidi Nicolai Bulganin

Adrian McLoughlin Josef Stalin

Paddy Considine Andreyev

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Sylvestra Le Touzel Nina Khrushchev

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