Storyline
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?
Released
10/20/2017
Runtime
1h 47min
Director
Budget
$13,000,000
Revenue
$24,600,000
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Gaumont, Quad Productions, Main Journey, France 3 Cinéma, La Compagnie Cinématographique, Panache Productions, AFPI
Cast
Steve Buscemi
Nikita Khrushchev
Simon Russell Beale
Lavrenti Beria
Jeffrey Tambor
Georgy Malenkov
Dermot Crowley
Lazar Kaganovich
Michael Palin
Vyacheslav Molotov
Paul Whitehouse
Anastas Mikoyan
Paul Chahidi
Nicolai Bulganin
Andrea Riseborough
Svetlana Stalin
Adrian McLoughlin
Josef Stalin
Jason Isaacs
Field Marshal Zhukov
Paddy Considine
Andreyev
Rupert Friend
Vasily Stalin
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)
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