The Death of Stalin

The Death of Stalin

107 mins | Drama, Comedy, History | Oct. 20, 2017

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?

The Death of Stalin

107 mins | Drama, Comedy, History | Oct. 20, 2017

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?
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Gaumont, Canal+, France 3 Cinéma, Quad Productions, France Télévisions, Ciné+, La Compagnie Cinématographique Européenne, Panache Productions, Free Range Films, Title Media, Main Journey, AFPI
Original title The Death of Stalin
Directors Jahn Ramis, Mykola Perestiuk, Hanna Haffenden, Anna Brabbins, Martin Curry, Angelica Pressello, Armando Iannucci, Kevin Loader
Writers Thierry Robin, Ian Martin, Fabien Nury, Armando Iannucci, David Schneider

Cast

Steve Buscemi

as Nikita Khrushchev

Simon Russell Beale

as Lavrenti Beria

Jeffrey Tambor

as Georgy Malenkov

Michael Palin

as Vyacheslav Molotov

Paul Chahidi

as Nicolai Bulganin

Jason Isaacs

as Field Marshal Zhukov

Andrea Riseborough

as Svetlana Stalin

Dermot Crowley

as Lazar Kaganovich

Paul Whitehouse

as Anastas Mikoyan

Rupert Friend

as Vasily Stalin

Olga Kurylenko

as Maria Veniaminovna Yudina

Paddy Considine

as Andreyev

Adrian McLoughlin

as Josef Stalin

Tom Brooke

as Sergei

Sylvestra Le Touzel

as Nina Khrushchev

Justin Edwards

as Spartak Sokolov, Conductor #1

Paul Ready

as NKVD Officer Delov

Yulya Muhrygina

as Woman in Layers of Clothes

Andrey Korzhenevskiy

as Man in Layers of Clothes

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

as Musician #1

Jeremy Limb

as Musician #2

Andy Gathergood

as Citizen Bundled Into Car

Alexander Piskunov

as Young Man Snitch

Ruslav Neupokoev

as Middle Aged Man

Alla Bineeva

as Middle Aged Wife

Nicholas Woodeson

as Boris Bresnavich, Conductor #2

Elaine Caxton

as Mrs. Bresnavich

George Potts

as Concert Director

Cara Horgan

as Lidiya Timashuk

Nicholas Sidi

as NKVD Officer Kobulov

Jonny Phillips

as NKVD Officer Pervak

Alex Harvey-Brown

as Soldier

Tim Steed

as Sergeant

June Watson

as Matryona Petrovna

Adam Shaw

as NKVD Guard Ilyin

Daniel Tuite

as NKVD Officer Slimonov

David Crow

as Khrustalyov

Karl Johnson

as Dr. Lukomsky

Emilio Iannucci

as Young Doctor

Daniel Booroff

as Tall Doctor

Dan Mersh

as Ice Hockey Coach

Richard Brake

as Tarasov

James Barriscale

as Army General

Daniel Tatarsky

as NKVD Officer at Dacha Gates

Ricky Gabbriellini

as Red Army Captain

Eva Sayer

as Young Waitress

Diana Quick

as Polina Molotova

Adam Ewan

as Prisoner at Gulag

Michael Ballard

as Volga Guard Chasov

Phil Deguara

as Volga Guard Shulga

Jonathan Aris

as Mezhnikov

Katie McCreedy

as Little Girl #2

Ewan Bailey

as NKVD Officer Aslanov

Leeroy Murray

as Zhukov's Chief of Staff

Keely Smith

as Teenage Ostrich Girl

Sheng-Chien Tsai

as Translator

Dave Wong

as Zhou Enlai

Sergey Korshkov

as NKVD Officer Fedin

Olga Dadukevich

as Mother

Nastya Koshevatskaya

as Daughter

Danya Bochkov

as Son

Sebastian Anton

as NKVD Colonel Entin

Nastya Karpenko

as Little Girl #1

Gerald Lepkowski

as Leonid Brezhnev

Luke D'Silva

as Moskalenko

Daniel Chapple

as Red Army General

Daniel Smith

as Red Army Captain

Ellen Evans

as Teenage Girl

Oleg Drach

as Red Army Colonel

Daniel Fearn

as Marshal Konev

Henry Helm

as Child Mourner (uncredited)