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A 2017 black comedy film about the power struggle among the Soviet leaders after Stalin's death. Based on a graphic novel, the film stars Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor, and Michael Palin, and was banned in Russia and Kyrgyzstan.
With Olga Kurylenko, Tom Brooke, Paddy Considine, Justin Edwards. Moscow, 1953. After being in power for nearly 30 years, Soviet dictator, Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, takes ill and quickly dies. Now the members of the Council of Ministers scramble for power.
- (115K)
- Comedy, Drama, History
- Armando Iannucci
- 2018-03-09
How did the Soviet dictator die in 1953? Was it a natural cause, a plot by his rivals, or a joke gone wrong? Explore the mysterious and controversial circumstances of Stalin's demise.
Joseph Stalin, second leader of the Soviet Union, died on 5 March 1953 at his Kuntsevo Dacha after suffering a stroke, at age 74. He was given a state funeral in Moscow on 9 March, with four days of national mourning declared.
When tyrannical dictator Joseph Stalin dies in 1953, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. Among the contenders are the dweebish Georgy...
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- Armando Iannucci
- R
- Steve Buscemi
Sep 14, 2017 · The Death of Stalin, set in the Soviet Union in 1953, is endlessly funny, but more absurdist than those earlier works. The story spins off from real events.
The death of Russian dictator Joseph Stalin throws the Soviet Union into comic chaos as his ambitious but addled ministers maneuver to succeed him. Watch trailers & learn more.
