Poster for The Death of Stalin

The Death of Stalin

2017, comedy, drama, history

107 minutes

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?

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Cast

Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

Nikita Khrushchev

Simon Russell Beale

Simon Russell Beale

Lavrenti Beria

Jeffrey Tambor

Jeffrey Tambor

Georgy Malenkov

Dermot Crowley

Dermot Crowley

Lazar Kaganovich

Michael Palin

Michael Palin

Vyacheslav Molotov

Paul Whitehouse

Paul Whitehouse

Anastas Mikoyan

Paul Chahidi

Paul Chahidi

Nicolai Bulganin

Andrea Riseborough

Andrea Riseborough

Svetlana Stalin

Adrian McLoughlin

Adrian McLoughlin

Josef Stalin

Jason Isaacs

Jason Isaacs

Field Marshal Zhukov

Paddy Considine

Paddy Considine

Andreyev

Rupert Friend

Rupert Friend

Vasily Stalin

Olga Kurylenko

Olga Kurylenko

Maria Veniaminovna Yudina

Tom Brooke

Tom Brooke

Sergei

Sylvestra Le Touzel

Sylvestra Le Touzel

Nina Khrushchev

Justin Edwards

Justin Edwards

Spartak Sokolov, Conductor #1

Paul Ready

NKVD Officer Delov

Yulya Muhrygina

Woman in Layers of Clothes

Andrey Korzhenevskiy

Andrey Korzhenevskiy

Man in Layers of Clothes

Jeremy Limb

Musician #2

Andy Gathergood

Citizen Bundled Into Car

Alexander Piskunov

Young Man Snitch

Ruslav Neupokoev

Middle Aged Man

Alla Bineeva

Middle Aged Wife

Nicholas Woodeson

Nicholas Woodeson

Boris Bresnavich, Conductor #2

Elaine Caxton

Mrs. Bresnavich

George Potts

Concert Director

Cara Horgan

Lidiya Timashuk

Nicholas Sidi

NKVD Officer Kobulov

Jonathan Phillips

NKVD Officer Pervak

Tim Steed

Tim Steed

Sergeant

June Watson

Matryona Petrovna

Adam Shaw

NKVD Guard Ilyin

Daniel Tuite

NKVD Officer Slimonov

David Crow

David Crow

Khrustalyov

Karl Johnson

Karl Johnson

Dr. Lukomsky

Emilio Iannucci

Young Doctor

Daniel Booroff

Daniel Booroff

Tall Doctor

Dan Mersh

Dan Mersh

Ice Hockey Coach

Richard Brake

Richard Brake

Tarasov

James Barriscale

Army General

Daniel Tatarsky

Daniel Tatarsky

NKVD Officer at Dacha Gates

Eva Sayer

Young Waitress

Diana Quick

Diana Quick

Polina Molotova

Adam Ewan

Adam Ewan

Prisoner at Gulag

Michael Ballard

Michael Ballard

Volga Guard Chasov

Phil Deguara

Phil Deguara

Volga Guard Shulga

Jonathan Aris

Jonathan Aris

Mezhnikov

Katie McCreedy

Little Girl #2

Ewan Bailey

NKVD Officer Aslanov

Leeroy Murray

Zhukov's Chief of Staff

Keely Smith

Teenage Ostrich Girl

Sheng-Chien Tsai

Sheng-Chien Tsai

Translator

Dave Wong

Dave Wong

Zhou Enlai

Sergey Korshkov

NKVD Officer Fedin

Anton Sebastian

Anton Sebastian

NKVD Colonel Entin

Nastya Karpenko

Little Girl #1

Gerald Lepkowski

Leonid Brezhnev

Luke D'Silva

Luke D'Silva

Moskalenko

Daniel Chapple

Daniel Chapple

Red Army General

Daniel Smith

Red Army Captain

Ellen Evans

Ellen Evans

Teenage Girl

Олег Драч

Олег Драч

Red Army Colonel

Daniel Fearn

Daniel Fearn

Marshal Konev

Henry Helm

Child Mourner (uncredited)

Crew

Art

Jane Brodie

Art direction

Charlotte Hutchings

Assistant art director

Cristina Casali

Cristina Casali

Production design

Charlotte Watts

Set decoration

Camera

Nicola Dove

Still photographer

Costume and make-up

Suzie Harman

Costume design

Hannah Walter

Costume supervisor

Crew

Mark Southworth

Mark Southworth

Stunt coordinator

Paul Herbert

Stunt coordinator

Directing

Armando Iannucci

Armando Iannucci

Director

Martin Curry

First assistant director

Angelica Pressello

Script supervisor

Anna Brabbins

Second assistant director

Editing

Peter Lambert

Editor

Lighting

Andrew Bailey

Gaffer

Production

Sarah Crowe

Casting

André Logie

Co-producer

Gaetan David

Co-producer

Jean-Christophe Colson

Executive producer

Kevin Loader

Producer

Yann Zenou

Yann Zenou

Producer

Laurent Zeitoun

Laurent Zeitoun

Producer

Olga Avrahova

Production coordinator

Scott Eaton

Production coordinator

Sound

Andrew Glen

Music editor

Christopher Willis

Original music composer

Alex Fielding

Sound re-recording mixer

Nigel Heath

Sound re-recording mixer

Writing

Visual effects

Neal Champion

Special effects supervisor

Laurent Gillet

Visual effects supervisor

Ronald Grauer

Visual effects supervisor

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