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ComedyDramaHistory

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?

Release Date : 2017-10-20

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : GaumontQuad ProductionsMain JourneyFrance 3 CinémaLa Compagnie CinématographiquePanache ProductionsAFPI

Production Country : BelgiumCanadaFranceUnited Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Steve Buscemi

Character Name : Nikita Khrushchev

Original Name : Steve Buscemi

Gender : Male

Simon Russell Beale

Character Name : Lavrenti Beria

Original Name : Simon Russell Beale

Gender : Male

Jeffrey Tambor

Character Name : Georgy Malenkov

Original Name : Jeffrey Tambor

Gender : Male

Dermot Crowley

Character Name : Lazar Kaganovich

Original Name : Dermot Crowley

Gender : Male

Michael Palin

Character Name : Vyacheslav Molotov

Original Name : Michael Palin

Gender : Male

Paul Whitehouse

Character Name : Anastas Mikoyan

Original Name : Paul Whitehouse

Gender : Male

Paul Chahidi

Character Name : Nicolai Bulganin

Original Name : Paul Chahidi

Gender : Male

Andrea Riseborough

Character Name : Svetlana Stalin

Original Name : Andrea Riseborough

Gender : Female

Adrian McLoughlin

Character Name : Josef Stalin

Original Name : Adrian McLoughlin

Gender : Male

Jason Isaacs

Character Name : Field Marshal Zhukov

Original Name : Jason Isaacs

Gender : Male

Paddy Considine

Character Name : Andreyev

Original Name : Paddy Considine

Gender : Male

Rupert Friend

Character Name : Vasily Stalin

Original Name : Rupert Friend

Gender : Male

Olga Kurylenko

Character Name : Maria Veniaminovna Yudina

Original Name : Olga Kurylenko

Gender : Female

Tom Brooke

Character Name : Sergei

Original Name : Tom Brooke

Gender : Male

Sylvestra Le Touzel

Character Name : Nina Khrushchev

Original Name : Sylvestra Le Touzel

Gender : Female

Justin Edwards

Character Name : Spartak Sokolov, Conductor #1

Original Name : Justin Edwards

Gender : Male

Paul Ready

Character Name : NKVD Officer Delov

Original Name : Paul Ready

Gender : Male

Julia Mulligan

Character Name : Woman in Layers of Clothes

Original Name : Julia Mulligan

Gender : Female

Andrey Korzhenevskiy

Character Name : Man in Layers of Clothes

Original Name : Andrey Korzhenevskiy

Gender : Male

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Character Name : Musician #1

Original Name : Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Gender : Male

Jeremy Limb

Character Name : Musician #2

Original Name : Jeremy Limb

Gender : Male

Andy Gathergood

Character Name : Citizen Bundled Into Car

Original Name : Andy Gathergood

Gender : Male

Alexander Piskunov

Character Name : Young Man Snitch

Original Name : Alexander Piskunov

Gender : Male

Ruslav Neupokoev

Character Name : Middle Aged Man

Original Name : Ruslav Neupokoev

Gender : Male

Alla Binieieva

Character Name : Middle Aged Wife

Original Name : Alla Binieieva

Gender : Female

Nicholas Woodeson

Character Name : Boris Bresnavich, Conductor #2

Original Name : Nicholas Woodeson

Gender : Male

Elaine Caxton

Character Name : Mrs. Bresnavich

Original Name : Elaine Caxton

Gender : Female

George Potts

Character Name : Concert Director

Original Name : George Potts

Gender : Male

Cara Horgan

Character Name : Lidiya Timashuk

Original Name : Cara Horgan

Gender : Female

Nicholas Sidi

Character Name : NKVD Officer Kobulov

Original Name : Nicholas Sidi

Gender : Male

Jonny Phillips

Character Name : NKVD Officer Pervak

Original Name : Jonny Phillips

Gender : Male

Alex Harvey-Brown

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Alex Harvey-Brown

Gender : Male

Tim Steed

Character Name : Sergeant

Original Name : Tim Steed

Gender : Male

June Watson

Character Name : Matryona Petrovna

Original Name : June Watson

Gender : Female

Adam Shaw

Character Name : NKVD Guard Ilyin

Original Name : Adam Shaw

Gender : Male

Daniel Tuite

Character Name : NKVD Officer Slimonov

Original Name : Daniel Tuite

Gender : Male

David Crow

Character Name : Khrustalyov

Original Name : David Crow

Gender : Male

Karl Johnson

Character Name : Dr. Lukomsky

Original Name : Karl Johnson

Gender : Male

Emilio Iannucci

Character Name : Young Doctor

Original Name : Emilio Iannucci

Gender : Male

Daniel Booroff

Character Name : Tall Doctor

Original Name : Daniel Booroff

Gender : Male

Dan Mersh

Character Name : Ice Hockey Coach

Original Name : Dan Mersh

Gender : Male

Richard Brake

Character Name : Tarasov

Original Name : Richard Brake

Gender : Male

James Barriscale

Character Name : Army General

Original Name : James Barriscale

Gender : Male

Daniel Tatarsky

Character Name : NKVD Officer at Dacha Gates

Original Name : Daniel Tatarsky

Gender : Male

Eva Sayer

Character Name : Young Waitress

Original Name : Eva Sayer

Gender : Female

Diana Quick

Character Name : Polina Molotova

Original Name : Diana Quick

Gender : Female

Adam Ewan

Character Name : Prisoner at Gulag

Original Name : Adam Ewan

Gender : Male

Michael Ballard

Character Name : Volga Guard Chasov

Original Name : Michael Ballard

Gender : Male

Phil Deguara

Character Name : Volga Guard Shulga

Original Name : Phil Deguara

Gender : Male

Jonathan Aris

Character Name : Mezhnikov

Original Name : Jonathan Aris

Gender : Male

Katie McCreedy

Character Name : Little Girl #2

Original Name : Katie McCreedy

Gender : Male

Ewan Bailey

Character Name : NKVD Officer Aslanov

Original Name : Ewan Bailey

Gender : Male

Leeroy Murray

Character Name : Zhukov's Chief of Staff

Original Name : Leeroy Murray

Gender : Male

Keely Smith

Character Name : Teenage Ostrich Girl

Original Name : Keely Smith

Gender : Male

Sheng-Chien Tsai

Character Name : Translator

Original Name : Sheng-Chien Tsai

Gender : Male

Dave Wong

Character Name : Zhou Enlai

Original Name : Dave Wong

Gender : Male

Sergey Korshkov

Character Name : NKVD Officer Fedin

Original Name : Sergey Korshkov

Gender : Male

Alexander Grigorivev

Character Name : Father

Original Name : Alexander Grigorivev

Gender : Male

Olga Dadukevich

Character Name : Mother

Original Name : Olga Dadukevich

Gender : Male

Nastya Koshevatskaya

Character Name : Daughter

Original Name : Nastya Koshevatskaya

Gender : Male

Danya Bochkov

Character Name : Son

Original Name : Danya Bochkov

Gender : Male

Sebastian Anton

Character Name : NKVD Colonel Entin

Original Name : Sebastian Anton

Gender : Male

Nastya Karpenko

Character Name : Little Girl #1

Original Name : Nastya Karpenko

Gender : Male

Gerald Lepkowski

Character Name : Leonid Brezhnev

Original Name : Gerald Lepkowski

Gender : Male

Luke D'Silva

Character Name : Moskalenko

Original Name : Luke D'Silva

Gender : Male

Daniel Chapple

Character Name : Red Army General

Original Name : Daniel Chapple

Gender : Male

Daniel Smith

Character Name : Red Army Captain

Original Name : Daniel Smith

Gender : Male

Ellen Evans

Character Name : Teenage Girl

Original Name : Ellen Evans

Gender : Female

Oleh Drach

Character Name : Red Army Colonel

Original Name : Олег Драч

Gender : Male

Daniel Fearn

Character Name : Marshal Konev

Original Name : Daniel Fearn

Gender : Male

Henry Helm

Character Name : Child Mourner (uncredited)

Original Name : Henry Helm

Gender : Male

Reviews

M

Mex5150

@Mex5150

2021-06-23

An interesting, but somewhat worrying docudrama look at the United Kingdom if Comrade Corbyn ever came to power.

G

Gimly

@Ruuz

2021-06-23

Pretty genuinely funny, which I was not expecting. A great one for me and my roommate with a hammer and sickle tattoo to watch together. _Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._

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inspectors71

@inspectors71

2023-05-30

Oh, Lordy, how close were these characters to the real people? If you want to learn how illegitimate governments use and abuse power, this is your movie. Forget Seven Days in May, Downfall, All the President's Men, etc. This black-hearted comedy is about the machinations of the Politburo (or whatever these cunning clowns called themselves) to carve up power at the end of the reign of the 2nd worst mass murderer of all time, Josef Stalin. The callous disregard for the most basic respect for human life leaves one horrified, but the machine-gun delivery of snide and snark between these murderous clowns makes you squirm on the sofa. You know who the "good guys" are which, in itself, shows that same disrespect for human life. You feel conflicted because you've picked sides, and I picked Nikita Khrushchev, and not because he was played by Steve Buscemi ("Shut up, Donnie!). If you have no knowledge of the story of the power struggle after Uncle Joe vapor-locked and rolled to a halt, then accept that the history isn't terribly accurate, but who the hell cares? The viewer sees the mad rush to grab, grab, and grab when the megalomaniacal monster moves on to a luxury suite in Hell. These monsters seem human. I'm totally sure that a black comedy about Adolph or Mao would have the same cunning sleazeballs trying to add to the world's supply of worm food. You wouldn't shoot for a sequel. Everything you need to know is right here. What I found so disturbing about TDOS was the casual nature of killing people. Prisoners, soldiers, doctors, lawyers, NKVD leaders die with a terrified shout of "Long live, Stalin" and a sharp crack of a pistol. Sometimes that seems to go on and on and on in the echoing background cells of the Kremlin. You get used to the background noise. So, if you have a taste for the sort of humor you might find in "Best in Show," wherein one character exclaims how romantic it was to lock eyes on each other from their respective corner Starbucks, if you enjoy the feeling of being conflicted about picking good guys when everyone is saturated with Marxist evil, and/or if you like rolling back the video to find out if he or she really said THAT, then sit back and sip that vodka slowly.