The Death of Stalin poster
Director Armando Iannucci
Screenplay Armando Iannucci, David Schneider, Fabien Nury, Ian Martin

The Death of Stalin

Tagline: In the Kremlin, no one can hear you scheme

Release Date: 2017-10-20

Duration: 107 minutes

Synopsis

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?

Casting

  • Rupert Friend
    Vasily Stalin
  • Steve Buscemi
    Nikita Khrushchev
  • Olga Kurylenko
    Maria Veniaminovna Yudina
  • Paddy Considine
    Andreyev
  • Jason Isaacs
    Field Marshal Zhukov
  • Andrea Riseborough
    Svetlana Stalin
  • Michael Palin
    Vyacheslav Molotov
  • Richard Brake
    Tarasov
  • Jeffrey Tambor
    Georgy Malenkov
  • Cara Horgan
    Lidiya Timashuk