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Based on the French graphic novel La Mort de Staline (2010–2012), the film depicts the internal social and political power struggle among the members of the Soviet Politburo following the death of leader Joseph Stalin in 1953.
- Nikolai Bulganin
After Stalin's death in 1953, Bulganin supported Nikita...
- Nikolai Bulganin
Full Review | Original Score: 4/4 | Mar 14, 2022. Politicians bumbling attempts to feign grief about Stalin's death while secretly delighted, functions as a running gag with a Python-ian...
It’s a dark comedy triumph, writes critic Caryn James. Armando Iannucci’s The Death of Stalin spurs a question that applies to many countries through history, but might echo most pertinently...
Oct 31, 2017 · As a political comedy from one of the great masters of the form, 'The Death of Stalin' delivers in spades. It's crass, ridiculous, gorgeously awkward and impossibly clever, delivered with wit and irreverence by an impeccable cast.
- Armando Iannucci
- Daniel Lammin
- Steve Buscemi
Mar 9, 2018 · Moscow, 1953: when tyrannical dictator Joseph Stalin drops dead, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to be the next Soviet leader. Among the contenders are the dweeby Georgy Malenkov (Jeffrey Tambor), the wily Nikita Khrushchev (Steve Buscemi), and the sadistic secret police chief Lavrentiy Beria (Simon Russell Beale).
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- Armando Iannucci
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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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- Comedy, History, Drama
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Jun 13, 2021 · For the next 5 days, he suffered and eventually died on 5th March 1953. This sudden incident set into motion a series of events that would not only determine the next leader of the Soviet Union but would also put an end to one of history’s bloodiest reins.