The Death of Stalin

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?

Discover

Steve Buscemi

Nikita Khrushchev

Simon Russell Beale

Lavrenti Beria

Jeffrey Tambor

Georgy Malenkov

Jason Isaacs

Field Marshal Zhukov

Michael Palin

Vyacheslav Molotov

Rupert Friend

Vasily Stalin

Andrea Riseborough

Svetlana Stalin

Dermot Crowley

Lazar Kaganovich

Paul Whitehouse

Anastas Mikoyan

Paul Chahidi

Nicolai Bulganin

Adrian McLoughlin

Josef 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

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

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

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

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)

Art

Cristina Casali

Production Design

Jane Brodie

Art Direction

David Hindle

Supervising Art Director

Louise Begbie

Graphic Designer

Temple Clark

Storyboard Artist

Jo Hawthorne

Construction Manager

Charlotte Hutchings

Assistant Art Director

Charlotte Dirickx

Set Decoration

Douglas Ingram

Storyboard Artist

Camera

Zac Nicholson

Director of Photography

Nicola Dove

Still Photographer

Iain Mackay

Steadicam Operator

Seán McDermott

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Alex Finlayson

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Alexander Liam Taylor

First Assistant "B" Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Suzie Harman

Costume Design

Nicole Stafford

Hair Designer

Nicole Stafford

Makeup Designer

Jacqueline Rathore

Makeup & Hair

Kirsty Mcqueen

Makeup & Hair

Alex Rouse

Wigmaker

Julie Kendrick

Makeup & Hair

Sally Rose Davidson

Makeup & Hair

Hannah Warren

Assistant Costume Designer

Hannah Walter

Costume Supervisor

Crew

Matt Crook

Stunts

Peter Fellows

Additional Writing

Paul Biddiss

Military Consultant

Daniel Rogers

Health and Safety

Louise Seymour

Post Production Supervisor

Mark Southworth

Stunt Coordinator

Paul Herbert

Stunt Coordinator

Emma Davie

Unit Publicist

Luke Tumber

Stunts

Directing

Angelica Pressello

Script Supervisor

Martin Curry

First Assistant Director

Kevin Loader

Second Unit Director

Anna Brabbins

Second Assistant Director

Mykola Perestiuk

Third Assistant Director

Jahn Ramis

Assistant Director

Hanna Haffenden

Third Assistant Director

Editing

George Adams

First Assistant Editor

Lighting

Production

Kevin Loader

Producer

Yann Zenou

Producer

Sarah Crowe

Casting

André Logie

Co-Producer

Jean-Christophe Colson

Executive Producer

Gaëtan David

Co-Producer

Sarah Wheale

Line Producer

Livia Burton

Production Manager

Olga Avrahova

Production Coordinator

Freya Pinsent

Production Accountant

Scott Eaton

Production Coordinator

Sound

Christopher Willis

Original Music Composer

Alex Fielding

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Alex Sawyer

ADR & Dubbing

Stuart Bagshaw

Foley Editor

Paula Boram

Foley Artist

Oliver Brierley

ADR Mixer

Mark DeSimone

ADR Mixer

Nigel Heath

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Chris Navarro

ADR Mixer

Ruth Sullivan

Foley Artist

Andrew Glen

Music Editor

Writing

Fabien Nury

Screenplay

David Schneider

Screenplay

Armando Iannucci

Screenplay

Fabien Nury

Comic Book

Ian Martin

Screenplay

Thierry Robin

Comic Book

Art

Cristina Casali

Production Design

Jane Brodie

Art Direction

David Hindle

Supervising Art Director

Louise Begbie

Graphic Designer

Temple Clark

Storyboard Artist

Jo Hawthorne

Construction Manager

Charlotte Hutchings

Assistant Art Director

Charlotte Dirickx

Set Decoration

Douglas Ingram

Storyboard Artist

Camera

Zac Nicholson

Director of Photography

Nicola Dove

Still Photographer

Iain Mackay

Steadicam Operator

Seán McDermott

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Alex Finlayson

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Alexander Liam Taylor

First Assistant "B" Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Suzie Harman

Costume Design

Nicole Stafford

Hair Designer

Nicole Stafford

Makeup Designer

Jacqueline Rathore

Makeup & Hair

Kirsty Mcqueen

Makeup & Hair

Alex Rouse

Wigmaker

Julie Kendrick

Makeup & Hair

Sally Rose Davidson

Makeup & Hair

Hannah Warren

Assistant Costume Designer

Hannah Walter

Costume Supervisor

Crew

Matt Crook

Stunts

Peter Fellows

Additional Writing

Paul Biddiss

Military Consultant

Daniel Rogers

Health and Safety

Louise Seymour

Post Production Supervisor

Mark Southworth

Stunt Coordinator

Paul Herbert

Stunt Coordinator

Emma Davie

Unit Publicist

Luke Tumber

Stunts

Directing

Angelica Pressello

Script Supervisor

Martin Curry

First Assistant Director

Kevin Loader

Second Unit Director

Anna Brabbins

Second Assistant Director

Mykola Perestiuk

Third Assistant Director

Jahn Ramis

Assistant Director

Hanna Haffenden

Third Assistant Director

Editing

George Adams

First Assistant Editor

Lighting

Production

Kevin Loader

Producer

Yann Zenou

Producer

Sarah Crowe

Casting

André Logie

Co-Producer

Jean-Christophe Colson

Executive Producer

Gaëtan David

Co-Producer

Sarah Wheale

Line Producer

Livia Burton

Production Manager

Olga Avrahova

Production Coordinator

Freya Pinsent

Production Accountant

Scott Eaton

Production Coordinator

Sound

Christopher Willis

Original Music Composer

Alex Fielding

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Alex Sawyer

ADR & Dubbing

Stuart Bagshaw

Foley Editor

Paula Boram

Foley Artist

Oliver Brierley

ADR Mixer

Mark DeSimone

ADR Mixer

Nigel Heath

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Chris Navarro

ADR Mixer

Ruth Sullivan

Foley Artist

Andrew Glen

Music Editor

Writing

Fabien Nury

Screenplay

David Schneider

Screenplay

Armando Iannucci

Screenplay

Fabien Nury

Comic Book

Ian Martin

Screenplay

Thierry Robin

Comic Book