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.
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Jonathan Dean and Helen Hawkins, The Sunday Times, 7th June 2020Armando Iannucci mocks Brexit during film awards
Armando Iannucci lambasted Brexit during an acceptance speech at the European film awards, after his film The Death of Stalin won Best Comedy Film of 2018.
Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent, 17th December 2018Writers' Guild Awards 2019 shortlist
The writers of Derry Girls, Inside No. 9 and Detectorists are amongst the nominees for The Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards 2019.
British Comedy Guide, 4th December 2018Scot Squad wins at Scottish BAFTAs
Scot Squad and Armando Iannucci were amongst the winners at this year's Scottish BAFTAs, announced last night.
British Comedy Guide, 5th November 2018Armando Iannucci amongst BAFTA Scotland nominees
Jonathan Watson, Elaine C Smith, Scot Squad and the films Anna And The Apocalypse and The Party's Just Beginning are amongst the nominees for the British Academy Scotland Awards 2018. Armando Iannucci has also been nominated twice for The Death Of Stalin.
British Comedy Guide, 26th September 2018Comedies nominated in British Screenwriters' Awards
The nominations for the British Screenwriters' Awards 2018 features the writers of Famalam, Timewasters, Derry Girls, Sick Note and Motherland.
British Comedy Guide, 18th July 2018Armando Iannucci on Barnaby Joyce: It's been hilarious
The satirist behind Veep and The Thick of It takes aim at Australian politics ahead of the premiere of his new film, The Death of Stalin.
Luke Buckmaster, The Guardian, 6th March 2018Armando Iannucci interview
Armando Iannucci on why he's finding it hard to maintain his sense of humour.
Chr York, The Huffington Post, 3rd March 2018Armando Iannucci on Brexit, Trump & The Death of Stalin
Armando Iannucci, Britain's satirist-in-chief, talks to Nick Mitchell about the similarities between Stalinist Russia and Trump's America, his new Dickens-inspired project, and the return of Alan Partridge.
Nick Mitchell, i Newspaper, 22nd February 2018Download: The Death of Stalin review
Armando Iannucci assembles a dream team for a nightmarish orgy of power-grabbing and back-stabbing.
Raphael Abraham, The Financial Times, 16th February 2018