The Death of Stalin (2017)
Im März 1953 steht die Sowjetunion vor einem alles verändernden Ereignis, da Josef Stalin nach einem Schlaganfall im Sterben liegt. Sobald Stalins Tod eingetreten ist, wird seine Position als Generalsekretär der KPdSU frei und noch während der Diktator mit dem Tod ringt, bringen sich hinter den Kulissen seine Gefolgsleute in Stellung, darunter Nikita Chruschtschow, der Sekretär des Zentralkomitees der KPdSU, Geheimdienstchef Lawrenti Beria, Stalins Stellvertreter Georgi Malenkow und Außenminister Wjatscheslaw Molotow. Schnell versinkt das Regime und die gesamte Sowjetunion in einem unüberschaubaren Chaos, weil sich die Politiker um die Parteispitze balgen und sich auch noch Stalins Kinder Swetlana und Wassili einmischen …
Der Regisseur:
Armando Iannucci
Die Autor:
Fabien Nury, David Schneider, Ian Martin, Armando Iannucci.
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Steve Buscemi as Nikita Khrushchev |
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Simon Russell Beale as Lavrenti Beria |
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Jeffrey Tambor as Georgy Malenkov |
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Jason Isaacs as Field Marshal Zhukov |
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Michael Palin as Vyacheslav Molotov |
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Rupert Friend as Vasily Stalin |
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Andrea Riseborough as Svetlana Stalin |
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Dermot Crowley as Lazar Kaganovich |
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Paul Whitehouse as Anastas Mikoyan |
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Paul Chahidi as Nicolai Bulganin |
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Adrian McLoughlin as Josef Stalin |
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Paddy Considine as Andreyev |
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Olga Kurylenko as Maria Veniaminovna Yudina |
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Tom Brooke as Sergei |
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Sylvestra Le Touzel as Nina Khrushchev |
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Justin Edwards as Spartak Sokolov, Conductor #1 |
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Paul Ready as NKVD Officer Delov |
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Julia Mulligan as Woman in Layers of Clothes |
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Andrey Korzhenevskiy as Man in Layers of Clothes |
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Roger Ashton-Griffiths as Musician #1 |
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Jeremy Limb as Musician #2 |
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Andy Gathergood as Citizen Bundled Into Car |
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Alexander Piskunov as Young Man Snitch |
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Ruslav Neupokoev as Middle Aged Man |
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Alla Binieieva as Middle Aged Wife |
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Nicholas Woodeson as Boris Bresnavich, Conductor #2 |
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Elaine Caxton as Mrs. Bresnavich |
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George Potts as Concert Director |
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Cara Horgan as Lidiya Timashuk |
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Nicholas Sidi as NKVD Officer Kobulov |
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Jonny Phillips as NKVD Officer Pervak |
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Alex Harvey-Brown as Soldier |
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Tim Steed as Sergeant |
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June Watson as Matryona Petrovna |
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Adam Shaw as NKVD Guard Ilyin |
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Daniel Tuite as NKVD Officer Slimonov |
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David Crow as Khrustalyov |
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Karl Johnson as Dr. Lukomsky |
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Emilio Iannucci as Young Doctor |
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Daniel Booroff as Tall Doctor |
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Dan Mersh as Ice Hockey Coach |
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Richard Brake as Tarasov |
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James Barriscale as Army General |
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Daniel Tatarsky as NKVD Officer at Dacha Gates |
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Eva Sayer as Young Waitress |
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Diana Quick as Polina Molotova |
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Adam Ewan as Prisoner at Gulag |
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Michael Ballard as Volga Guard Chasov |
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Phil Deguara as Volga Guard Shulga |
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Jonathan Aris as Mezhnikov |
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Katie McCreedy as Little Girl #2 |
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Ewan Bailey as NKVD Officer Aslanov |
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Leeroy Murray as Zhukov's Chief of Staff |
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Keely Smith as Teenage Ostrich Girl |
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Sheng-Chien Tsai as Translator |
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Dave Wong as Zhou Enlai |
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Sergey Korshkov as NKVD Officer Fedin |
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Alexander Grigorivev as Father |
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Olga Dadukevich as Mother |
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Nastya Koshevatskaya as Daughter |
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Danya Bochkov as Son |
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Sebastian Anton as NKVD Colonel Entin |
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Nastya Karpenko as Little Girl #1 |
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Gerald Lepkowski as Leonid Brezhnev |
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Luke D'Silva as Moskalenko |
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Daniel Chapple as Red Army General |
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Daniel Smith as Red Army Captain |
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Ellen Evans as Teenage Girl |
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Олег Драч as Red Army Colonel |
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Daniel Fearn as Marshal Konev |
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Henry Helm as Child Mourner (uncredited) |
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Ricky Gabbriellini as Red Army Captain |
| Writing | Fabien Nury | Screenplay |
| Crew | Matt Crook | Stunts |
| Production | Kevin Loader | Producer |
| Writing | Thierry Robin | Comic Book |
| Directing | Armando Iannucci | Director |
| Writing | Fabien Nury | Comic Book |
| Writing | David Schneider | Screenplay |
| Crew | Peter Fellows | Additional Writing |
| Writing | Ian Martin | Screenplay |
| Production | Laurent Zeitoun | Producer |
| Production | Yann Zenou | Producer |
| Writing | Armando Iannucci | Screenplay |
| Production | Nicolas Duval Adassovsky | Producer |
| Crew | Paul Biddiss | Military Consultant |
| Directing | Angelica Pressello | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | Peter Lambert | Editor |
| Art | Cristina Casali | Production Design |
| Sound | Christopher Willis | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Sarah Crowe | Casting |
| Camera | Zac Nicholson | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzie Harman | Costume Design |
| Crew | Daniel Rogers | Health and Safety |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nicole Stafford | Hair Designer |
| Production | Gaëtan David | Co-Producer |
| Production | André Logie | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nicole Stafford | Makeup Designer |
| Production | Jean-Christophe Colson | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Louise Seymour | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Sarah Wheale | Line Producer |
| Directing | Martin Curry | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kirsty Mcqueen | Makeup & Hair |
| Directing | Jahn Ramis | Assistant Director |
| Art | Douglas Ingram | Storyboard Artist |
| Visual Effects | Ronald Grauer | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sally Rose Davidson | Makeup & Hair |
| Crew | Paul Herbert | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Chris Navarro | ADR Mixer |
| Directing | Kevin Loader | Second Unit Director |
| Sound | Nigel Heath | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Alex Sawyer | ADR & Dubbing |
| Art | Jane Brodie | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alex Rouse | Wigmaker |
| Art | Charlotte Hutchings | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Temple Clark | Storyboard Artist |
| Sound | Oliver Brierley | ADR Mixer |
| Camera | Alexander Liam Taylor | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Sound | Paula Boram | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Mark DeSimone | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Ruth Sullivan | Foley Artist |
| Camera | Nicola Dove | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Alex Finlayson | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Editing | George Adams | First Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Mykola Perestiuk | Third Assistant Director |
| Sound | Stuart Bagshaw | Foley Editor |
| Camera | Seán McDermott | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hannah Walter | Costume Supervisor |
| Art | David Hindle | Supervising Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacqueline Rathore | Makeup & Hair |
| Art | Louise Begbie | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Jo Hawthorne | Construction Manager |
| Visual Effects | Michel Denis | Visual Effects Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julie Kendrick | Makeup & Hair |
| Visual Effects | Laurent Gillet | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Olga Avrahova | Production Coordinator |
| Art | Charlotte Dirickx | Set Decoration |
| Production | Livia Burton | Production Manager |
| Directing | Hanna Haffenden | Third Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Aurelia Abate | Visual Effects Producer |
| Crew | Mark Southworth | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Anna Brabbins | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Alex Fielding | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Neal Champion | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Emma Davie | Unit Publicist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hannah Warren | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Sound | Andrew Glen | Music Editor |
| Camera | Iain Mackay | Steadicam Operator |
| Lighting | Andrew Bailey | Gaffer |
| Production | Scott Eaton | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Freya Pinsent | Production Accountant |
| Crew | Luke Tumber | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chris Lyons | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laura Blount | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kristyan Mallett | Prosthetics |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucy Allen | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Tanya Sokolova | Producer |
| Production | Sofia Maltseva | Producer |
| Production | Catherine Dumonceaux | Producer |
| Production | Giles Daoust | Executive Producer |