The Death of Stalin
He’s dead, and the backstabbing has just begun
Film20171h 47mReleased
DramaComedyHistory
Not rated
Where to watch
Details
- Director
- Armando Iannucci
- Language
- English
- Released
- 2017-10-20
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
Community score
7.02,174 votes on TMDB
Confidence
Rating weighted by how many people voted
6.9
The story
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?
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
