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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Armando Iannucci interview
'It's hysterically funny - because it's true'. Armando Iannucci on his new film The Death Of Stalin.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 13th October 2017The true story of The Death Of Stalin
Armando Iannucci's upcoming dark comedy pulls from the stranger-than-fiction real-life events surrounding Stalin's death.
Smithsonian, 10th October 2017David Schneider interview
David Schneider talks Josh, The Death of Stalin, Britishness and Trump.
Finlay Greig, i Newspaper, 9th October 2017Death of satire: Iannucci is Trumped by real-life clown
The Scottish star used to lampoon Westminster and Washington but has ditched US politics to mock Soviet tyrant Stalin instead.
Siobhan Synnot, Daily Record, 8th October 2017Armando Iannucci talks Stalin/Trump and future projects
Iannucci has his next two projects set after the release of The Death Of Stalin, which comes out in the UK and Ireland via eOne on October 20. First up is something of a passion project for Iannucci, a feature film adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic novel David Copperfield that he is co-writing with Simon Blackwell, who previously worked with Iannucci on In The Loop and Veep.
Tom Grater, Screen Daily, 8th October 2017Russia considers banning The Death of Stalin
Culture ministry adviser says comedy is a 'planned provocation' and may be part of western plot to destabilise Russia.
Marc Bennetts, The Guardian, 20th September 2017Why Armando Iannucci has upset Russian hardliners
The Death of Stalin has been met with critical acclaim. But it's no surprise that some in Russia are failing to see the funny side of the Soviet spoof.
The Guardian, 20th September 2017The arrival of Armando Iannucci
In his first non-spin-off film, the writer-director hits on something profound.
Christian Butler, Spiked, 18th September 2017Film has Russian ministry bracing Communist backlash
The Russian Culture Ministry's public council should pre-screen a satirical movie on the death of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin to avoid repeating the ongoing controversy over a Tsar Nicholas II biopic, a senior council member told the Govorit Moskva radio station on Monday.
The Moscow Times, 18th September 2017The Death Of Stalin review
Shot before Trump became US president, The Death Of Stalin is one of many films to arrive in a global landscape different from what their creators might have expected.
Caryn James, BBC, 14th September 2017