“A Real-Life Drama”
In late 1952, an aging and increasingly paranoid Stalin puts in motion a purge against his doctors, with antisemitic overtones. His lackeys, including Khrushchev, Molotov and Beria, fear it will spread to the Politburo, and plan to strike first.
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Cast
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Melvyn Douglas
Stalin
Known for
The Tenant
Being There
Eli Wallach
Poskrebyshev
Known for
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Godfather Part III
Oskar Homolka
Khrushchev
Known for
Sabotage
The Seven Year Itch
E.G. Marshall
Beria
Known for
12 Angry Men
The Tommyknockers
Luther Adler
Molotov
Known for
D.O.A.
Absence of Malice
Thomas Gomez
Malenkov
Known for
Key Largo
Force of Evil
Marian Seldes
Mme. Molotov
Known for
August Rush
Home Alone 3
Lawrence Dobkin
Shtemenko
Known for
Patton
The Defiant Ones
Bert Freed
Sokolovsky
Known for
Paths of Glory
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
David J. Stewart
Ignatiev
Also in
Carnival Rock
Murder, Inc.
Paul Bryar
Zhukhov
Known for
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
The Killer Is Loose
Paul Lambert
Rassine
Known for
Planet of the Apes
Spartacus
Delbert Mann Director · David Karp Writer
United States release September 25, 1958 · Produced in United States
Production
CBS
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 25, 1958
TV
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