Film· 2017· Comedy

The Death of Stalin

by Armando Iannucci

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  • Death of Joseph Stalin

The film follows the members of the Politburo competing for power after Stalin's death in 1953, up to Beria's execution.

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The Death of Stalin

Armando Iannucci's satire follows the members of the Soviet Politburo scrambling for power in the days after Joseph Stalin's death in 1953. It is based on the French graphic novel by Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin.

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