The Death of Stalin

Overview

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?

Details

Cast

Steve Buscemi

Nikita Khrushchev

Simon Russell Beale

Lavrenti Beria

Jeffrey Tambor

Georgy Malenkov

Jason Isaacs

Field Marshal Zhukov

Michael Palin

Vyacheslav Molotov

Rupert Friend

Vasily Stalin

Andrea Riseborough

Svetlana Stalin

Dermot Crowley

Lazar Kaganovich

Paul Whitehouse

Anastas Mikoyan

Paul Chahidi

Nicolai Bulganin

Adrian McLoughlin

Josef Stalin

Paddy Considine

Andreyev

Olga Kurylenko

Maria Veniaminovna Yudina

Tom Brooke

Sergei

Sylvestra Le Touzel

Nina Khrushchev

Justin Edwards

Spartak Sokolov, Conductor #1

Paul Ready

NKVD Officer Delov

Julia Mulligan

Woman in Layers of Clothes

Andrey Korzhenevskiy

Man in Layers of Clothes

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Musician #1