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