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.
Streaming rank this week: 672
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
- Company
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.
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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
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Broadcast details
- Most recent repeats
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- Monday 11th December 2023 at 11:15pm on BBC2
- Wednesday 31st May 2023 at 11:45pm on BBC2
- Sunday 17th October 2021 at 10:45pm on BBC2
Recording details
- London, Moscow and Kiev - Filmed on location.