The Death Of Stalin. Image shows from L to R: Lavrentiy Beria (Simon Russell Beale), Georgy Malenkov (Jeffrey Tambor)
The Death Of Stalin
- 2017 film
Comedy film directed by Armando Iannucci about the last days of Joseph Stalin and the chaos after his death. Also features Simon Russell Beale, Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor, Michael Palin, Paul Whitehouse and more.
The Death Of Stalin. Image shows from L to R: Vasily Stalin (Rupert Friend), Vyacheslav Molotov (Michael Palin), Georgy Malenkov (Jeffrey Tambor), Nikita Khrushchev (Steve Buscemi), Field Marshal Georgy Zhukov (Jason Isaacs)
Key details
- Genre
- Film
- Released
- 2017
- Creators
- Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin
- Stars
- Simon Russell Beale, Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor, Michael Palin, Paul Whitehouse, Paul Chahidi, Dermot Crowley, Jason Isaacs and more
- Writers
- Armando Iannucci, David Schneider, Ian Martin, Peter Fellows and Fabien Nury
- Director
- Armando Iannucci
- Producers
- Nicolas Duval Adassovsky, Kevin Loader, Laurent Zeitoun, Yann Zenou, Jean-Christophe Colson, Giles Daoust, Catherine Dumonceaux, Andre Logie and more
- Companies
Film adapted from Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin's French graphic novel by British director Armando Iannucci.
In the days following Stalin's collapse, his core team of ministers tussle for control; some want positive change in the Soviet Union, others have more sinister motives. Their one common trait? They're all just desperately trying to remain alive.
Additional details
- UK certificate
- 15
- Duration
- 106 minutes
- UK release
- Friday 20th October 2017
- Produced
- 2016
- UK premiere
- Friday 8th September 2017, Toronto International Film Festival
- Distributors
- Production
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
Website links
Broadcast details
- All previous repeats
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- Sunday 17th October 2021 at 10:45pm on BBC2
- Sunday 20th December 2020 at 9:30pm on BBC2
Recording details
- London, Moscow and Kiev - Filmed on location.