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, Armando Iannucci, David Schneider, Ian Martin.
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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 |
| Directing | Armando Iannucci | Director |
| Writing | Armando Iannucci | Screenplay |
| Writing | David Schneider | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ian Martin | Screenplay |
| Crew | Peter Fellows | Additional Writing |
| Writing | Fabien Nury | Comic Book |
| Writing | Thierry Robin | Comic Book |
| Production | Yann Zenou | Producer |
| Production | Nicolas Duval Adassovsky | Producer |
| Production | Laurent Zeitoun | Producer |
| Production | Kevin Loader | Producer |
| Crew | Paul Biddiss | Military Consultant |
| Camera | Zac Nicholson | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Peter Lambert | Editor |
| Sound | Christopher Willis | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Sarah Crowe | Casting |
| Art | Cristina Casali | Production Design |
| Directing | Angelica Pressello | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzie Harman | Costume Design |
| Crew | Daniel Rogers | Health and Safety |
| Production | André Logie | Co-Producer |
| Production | Gaëtan David | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nicole Stafford | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nicole Stafford | Makeup Designer |
| Production | Sarah Wheale | Line Producer |
| Production | Jean-Christophe Colson | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Louise Seymour | Post Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Martin Curry | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Jane Brodie | Art Direction |
| Art | David Hindle | Supervising Art Director |
| Art | Charlotte Dirickx | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sally Rose Davidson | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julie Kendrick | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kirsty Mcqueen | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacqueline Rathore | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alex Rouse | Wigmaker |
| Production | Livia Burton | Production Manager |
| Directing | Anna Brabbins | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Hanna Haffenden | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Kevin Loader | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Mykola Perestiuk | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jahn Ramis | Assistant Director |
| Art | Louise Begbie | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Temple Clark | Storyboard Artist |
| Art | Jo Hawthorne | Construction Manager |
| Art | Charlotte Hutchings | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Douglas Ingram | Storyboard Artist |
| Sound | Stuart Bagshaw | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Paula Boram | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Oliver Brierley | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Mark DeSimone | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Alex Fielding | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Nigel Heath | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Chris Navarro | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Alex Sawyer | ADR & Dubbing |
| Sound | Ruth Sullivan | Foley Artist |
| Visual Effects | Neal Champion | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Aurelia Abate | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Michel Denis | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Laurent Gillet | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Ronald Grauer | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Mark Southworth | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Paul Herbert | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lighting | Andrew Bailey | Gaffer |
| Camera | Nicola Dove | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Alex Finlayson | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Iain Mackay | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Seán McDermott | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Alexander Liam Taylor | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hannah Walter | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hannah Warren | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Editing | George Adams | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Andrew Glen | Music Editor |
| Production | Olga Avrahova | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Emma Davie | Unit Publicist |
| 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 |