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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?
Language
Budget$13,000,000
Revenue $24,600,000
English
Budget$13,000,000
Revenue $24,600,000
Keywords
chaos
dictator
socialism
dark comedy
satire
biography
based on true story
joseph stalin
biting
death
blunt
military
political satire
communism
regime
1950s
complicated
disheartening
Casts
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
Jeremy Limb
Musician #2
Andy Gathergood
Citizen Bundled Into Car
Alexander Piskunov
Young Man Snitch
Ruslav Neupokoev
Middle Aged Man
Alla Binieieva
Middle Aged Wife
Nicholas Woodeson
Boris Bresnavich, Conductor #2
Elaine Caxton
Mrs. Bresnavich
George Potts
Concert Director
Cara Horgan
Lidiya Timashuk
Nicholas Sidi
NKVD Officer Kobulov
Jonny Phillips
NKVD Officer Pervak
Alex Harvey-Brown
Soldier
Tim Steed
Sergeant
June Watson
Matryona Petrovna
Adam Shaw
NKVD Guard Ilyin
Daniel Tuite
NKVD Officer Slimonov
David Crow
Khrustalyov
Karl Johnson
Dr. Lukomsky
Emilio Iannucci
Young Doctor
Daniel Booroff
Tall Doctor
Dan Mersh
Ice Hockey Coach
Richard Brake
Tarasov
James Barriscale
Army General
Daniel Tatarsky
NKVD Officer at Dacha Gates
Eva Sayer
Young Waitress
Diana Quick
Polina Molotova
Adam Ewan
Prisoner at Gulag
Michael Ballard
Volga Guard Chasov
Phil Deguara
Volga Guard Shulga
Jonathan Aris
Mezhnikov
Katie McCreedy
Little Girl #2
Ewan Bailey
NKVD Officer Aslanov
Leeroy Murray
Zhukov's Chief of Staff
Keely Smith
Teenage Ostrich Girl
Sheng-Chien Tsai
Translator
Dave Wong
Zhou Enlai
Sergey Korshkov
NKVD Officer Fedin
Alexander Grigorivev
Father
Olga Dadukevich
Mother
Nastya Koshevatskaya
Daughter
Danya Bochkov
Son
Sebastian Anton
NKVD Colonel Entin
Nastya Karpenko
Little Girl #1
Gerald Lepkowski
Leonid Brezhnev
Luke D'Silva
Moskalenko
Daniel Chapple
Red Army General
Daniel Smith
Red Army Captain
Ellen Evans
Teenage Girl
Oleh Drach
Red Army Colonel
Daniel Fearn
Marshal Konev
Henry Helm
Child Mourner (uncredited)
Crews
Fabien Nury
Screenplay
Matt Crook
Stunts
Kevin Loader
Producer
Thierry Robin
Comic Book
Armando Iannucci
Director
Fabien Nury
Comic Book
David Schneider
Screenplay
Peter Fellows
Additional Writing
Ian Martin
Screenplay
Laurent Zeitoun
Producer
Yann Zenou
Producer
Armando Iannucci
Screenplay
Nicolas Duval Adassovsky
Producer
Paul Biddiss
Military Consultant
Angelica Pressello
Script Supervisor
Peter Lambert
Editor
Cristina Casali
Production Design
Christopher Willis
Original Music Composer
Sarah Crowe
Casting
Zac Nicholson
Director of Photography
Suzie Harman
Costume Design
Daniel Rogers
Health and Safety
Nicole Stafford
Hair Designer
Gaëtan David
Co-Producer
André Logie
Co-Producer
Nicole Stafford
Makeup Designer
Jean-Christophe Colson
Executive Producer
Louise Seymour
Post Production Supervisor
Sarah Wheale
Line Producer
Martin Curry
First Assistant Director
Kirsty Mcqueen
Makeup & Hair
Jahn Ramis
Assistant Director
Douglas Ingram
Storyboard Artist
Ronald Grauer
Visual Effects Supervisor
Sally Rose Davidson
Makeup & Hair
Paul Herbert
Stunt Coordinator
Chris Navarro
ADR Mixer
Kevin Loader
Second Unit Director
Nigel Heath
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Alex Sawyer
ADR & Dubbing
Jane Brodie
Art Direction
Alex Rouse
Wigmaker
Charlotte Hutchings
Assistant Art Director
Temple Clark
Storyboard Artist
Oliver Brierley
ADR Mixer
Alexander Liam Taylor
First Assistant "B" Camera
Paula Boram
Foley Artist
Mark DeSimone
ADR Mixer
Ruth Sullivan
Foley Artist
Nicola Dove
Still Photographer
Alex Finlayson
Second Assistant "A" Camera
George Adams
First Assistant Editor
Mykola Perestiuk
Third Assistant Director
Stuart Bagshaw
Foley Editor
Seán McDermott
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Hannah Walter
Costume Supervisor
David Hindle
Supervising Art Director
Jacqueline Rathore
Makeup & Hair
Louise Begbie
Graphic Designer
Jo Hawthorne
Construction Manager
Michel Denis
Visual Effects Producer
Julie Kendrick
Makeup & Hair
Laurent Gillet
Visual Effects Supervisor
Olga Avrahova
Production Coordinator
Charlotte Dirickx
Set Decoration
Livia Burton
Production Manager
Hanna Haffenden
Third Assistant Director
Aurelia Abate
Visual Effects Producer
Mark Southworth
Stunt Coordinator
Anna Brabbins
Second Assistant Director
Alex Fielding
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Neal Champion
Special Effects Supervisor
Emma Davie
Unit Publicist
Hannah Warren
Assistant Costume Designer
Andrew Glen
Music Editor
Iain Mackay
Steadicam Operator
Andrew Bailey
Gaffer
Scott Eaton
Production Coordinator
Freya Pinsent
Production Accountant
Luke Tumber
Stunts
Backdrops & Posters
