The Death of Stalin is a 2017 political satire black comedy film written and directed by Armando Iannucci, based on the 2010 French graphic novel series La Mort de Staline. The film was screened at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2017.
The film stars: Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine, Rupert Friend, Jason Isaacs, Olga Kurylenko, Michael Palin, Andrea Riseborough. The film co-stars: Paul Chahidi, Dermot Crowley, Adrian McLoughlin, Paul Whitehouse and Jeffrey Tambor.
Starring
- Steve Buscemi - Nikita Khrushchev
- Simon Russell Beale - Lavrenti Beria
- Paddy Considine - Andreyev
- Rupert Friend - Vasily
- Jason Isaacs - Field Marshal Zhukov
- Olga Kurylenko - Maria Veniaminovna Yudina
- Michael Palin - Vyacheslav Molotov
- Andrea Riseborough - Svetlana
- Paul Chahidi - Nicolai Bulganin
- Dermot Crowley - Lazar Kaganovich
- Adrian McLoughlin - Josef Stalin
- Paul Whitehouse - Anastas Mikoyan
- and Jeffrey Tambor - Georgy Malenkov
Cast (In Order of Appearance)
- Sergei - Tom Brooke
- Spartak Sokolov (Conductor 1) - Justin Edwards
- NKVD Officer Delov - Paul Ready
- Woman in Layers of Clothes - Yulya Muhrygina
- Man in Layers of Clothes - Andrey Korzhenevskiy
- Musician 1 - Roger Ashton Griffiths
- Musician 2 - Jeremy Limb
- Citizen Bundled into Car - Andy Gathergood
- Young Man Snitch - Alexandr Piskunov
- Middle Aged Man - Ruslav Neupokoev
- Middle Aged Wife - Alla Bineeva
- Boris Bresnavich (Conductor 2) - Nicholas Woodeson
- Mrs Bresnavich - Elaine Caxton
- Concert Director - George Potts
- Nina Khrushchev - Sylvestra Le Touzel
- NKVD Officer Kobulov - Nick Sidi
- NKVD Officer Pervak - Jonny Phillips
- Soldier - Alex Harvey-Brown
- Sargeant - Tim Steed
- Matryona - June Watson
- NKVD Guard Ilyin - Adam Shaw
- NKVD Officer Sliminov - Daniel Tuite
- Khrustalyov - David Crow
- Dr. Lukomsky - Karl Johnson
- Lidiya Timashuk - Cara Horgan
- Young Doctor - Emilio Iannucci
- Tall Doctor - Daniel Booroff
- Ice Hockey Coach - Dan Mersh
- Tarasov - Richard Brake
- Army General - James Barriscale
- NKVD Officer at Dacha Gates - Daniel Tatarsky
- Red Army Captain - Ricky Gabriellini
- Young Waitress - Eva Sayer
- Polina Molotova - Diana Quick
- Prisoner at Gulag - Adam Ewan
- Volga Guard Chasov - Michael Ballard
- Volga Guard Shulga - Phil Deguara
- Mezhnikov - Jonathan Aris
- Little Girl 2 - Katie McCreedy
- NKVD Officer Aslanov - Ewan Bailey
- Zhukov's Chief of Staff - Leeroy Murray
- Teenage Ostrich Girl - Keely Smith
- Translator - Sheng-Chien Tsai
- Zhou Enlai - Dave Wong
- NKVD Officer Fedin - Sergey Korshkov
- Father - Alexander Grigorivev
- Mother - Olga Dadukevich
- Daughter - Nastya Koshevatskaya
- Son - Danya Bochkov
- NKVD Colonel Entin - Sebastian Aton
- Russian Woman - Nastya Karpenko
- Little Girl 1 - Amelia McCreedy
- Brezhnev - Gerald Lepkowski
- Moskalenko - Luke D'Silva
- Red Army General - Daniel Chapple
- Red Army Captain - Daniel Smith
- Teenage Girl - Ellen Evans
- Red Army Colonel - Oleg Drach
- Marshal Konev - Daniel Fearn