The Death of Stalin
“He’s dead, and the backstabbing has just begun.”
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?
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Cast
72 people
Steve Buscemi
Nikita Khrushchev
Known for
Wednesday
Monsters, Inc.
Simon Russell Beale
Lavrenti Beria
Known for
House of the Dragon
Penny Dreadful
Jeffrey Tambor
Georgy Malenkov
Known for
Arrested Development
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Jason Isaacs
Field Marshal Zhukov
Known for
The OA
A Cure for Wellness
Michael Palin
Vyacheslav Molotov
Known for
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Rupert Friend
Vasily Stalin
Known for
Homeland
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Andrea Riseborough
Svetlana Stalin
Known for
Oblivion
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Dermot Crowley
Lazar Kaganovich
Known for
Luther
The Best Offer
Paul Whitehouse
Anastas Mikoyan
Known for
Corpse Bride
Ghost Stories
Paul Chahidi
Nicolai Bulganin
Known for
Good Omens
The Night Manager
Adrian McLoughlin
Josef Stalin
Known for
Black Earth Rising
Paddy Considine
Andreyev
Known for
House of the Dragon
The Outsider
Armando Iannucci Director · David Schneider Screenplay Fabien Nury Screenplay
Worldwide gross $25M · Budget $13M · United States release March 9, 2018
Box office
Budget
$13,000,000
Worldwide gross
$24,600,000
Gross vs. budget
1.9×
Production
Gaumont
Production · Studio
Quad Productions
Production
Main Journey
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
La Compagnie Cinématographique
Production
Panache Productions
Production
AFPI
Production
Title Media
Production
Free Range Films
Production
Ciné+
Production
France Télévisions
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La Compagnie Cinématographique Européenne
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Belgium · Canada · France · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 8, 2017
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United Kingdom · October 20, 2017
Theatrical
United States · March 9, 2018
Theatrical
United States · April 5, 2024
Digital · MUBI
United States
January 19, 2018 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Armenia
January 25, 2018 · Limited theatrical · Yerevan
Australia
March 29, 2018 · Theatrical
Austria
March 29, 2018 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 9, 2018 · Theatrical
Canada
March 16, 2018 · Limited theatrical · Toronto
Croatia
March 15, 2018 · Theatrical
Cyprus
February 1, 2018 · Theatrical
Czechia
April 5, 2018 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 14, 2017 · Theatrical
Estonia
January 12, 2018 · Theatrical
Finland
May 4, 2018 · Theatrical
France
April 4, 2018 · Theatrical
August 4, 2018 · Digital · VOD
November 1, 2018 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
Germany
March 29, 2018 · Theatrical
August 16, 2018 · Physical
Greece
January 4, 2018 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 23, 2018 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Hungary
March 15, 2018 · Theatrical
Indonesia
May 4, 2018 · Premiere · Europe on Screen
Ireland
October 20, 2017 · Theatrical
Israel
April 19, 2018 · Theatrical
Italy
November 26, 2017 · Premiere · Torino Film Festival
January 4, 2018 · Limited theatrical
Japan
August 3, 2018 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
February 1, 2018 · Premiere · Clique Film Festival
Kuwait
January 25, 2018 · Theatrical
Latvia
January 12, 2018 · Theatrical
Lithuania
January 12, 2018 · Theatrical
Luxembourg
February 22, 2018 · Premiere · Luxembourg City Film Festival
Mexico
October 12, 2018 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 24, 2018 · Premiere · Movies That Matter Festival
May 3, 2018 · Theatrical
New Zealand
March 15, 2018 · Theatrical
Norway
April 6, 2018 · Theatrical
Poland
April 27, 2018 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 25, 2018 · Theatrical
Romania
February 2, 2018 · Theatrical
Russia
January 25, 2018 · Theatrical · Banned
Singapore
June 19, 2018 · Physical · DVD
Slovakia
April 5, 2018 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 18, 2019 · Theatrical
Spain
March 6, 2018 · Premiere · Barcelona, Madrid
March 9, 2018 · Limited theatrical
March 16, 2018 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 29, 2018 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
February 9, 2018 · Theatrical
June 18, 2018 · Physical
Switzerland
March 28, 2018 · Theatrical · French
April 12, 2018 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
April 27, 2018 · Theatrical
Türkiye
March 16, 2018 · Theatrical
Ukraine
January 25, 2018 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
December 8, 2017 · Premiere · Dubai International Film Festival
United Kingdom
February 26, 2018 · Physical
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