The Death of Stalin

Armando Iannucci
2017-10-20

In the Kremlin, no one can hear you scheme
7
107 min

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?

Cast

Name Character Team
Steve Buscemi Nikita Khrushchev Zac E. Chan
Simon Russell Beale Lavrenti Beria Unowned
Jeffrey Tambor Georgy Malenkov Unowned
Dermot Crowley Lazar Kaganovich Unowned
Michael Palin Vyacheslav Molotov Unowned
Paul Whitehouse Anastas Mikoyan Unowned
Paul Chahidi Nicolai Bulganin Unowned
Andrea Riseborough Svetlana Stalin Calvin and Nobbs
Adrian McLoughlin Josef Stalin Unowned
Jason Isaacs Field Marshal Zhukov Goutbreak
Paddy Considine Andreyev Hangin with Mr. Cooper
Rupert Friend Vasily Stalin Unowned
Olga Kurylenko Maria Veniaminovna Yudina The Free Refills
Tom Brooke Sergei Unowned
Sylvestra Le Touzel Nina Khrushchev Unowned
Justin Edwards Spartak Sokolov, Conductor #1 Unowned
Paul Ready NKVD Officer Delov Unowned
Julia Mulligan Woman in Layers of Clothes Unowned
Andrey Korzhenevskiy Man in Layers of Clothes Unowned
Roger Ashton-Griffiths Musician #1 Unowned
Jeremy Limb Musician #2 Unowned
Andy Gathergood Citizen Bundled Into Car Unowned
Alexander Piskunov Young Man Snitch Unowned
Ruslav Neupokoev Middle Aged Man Unowned
Alla Binieieva Middle Aged Wife Unowned
Nicholas Woodeson Boris Bresnavich, Conductor #2 Unowned
Elaine Caxton Mrs. Bresnavich Unowned
George Potts Concert Director Unowned
Cara Horgan Lidiya Timashuk Unowned
Nicholas Sidi NKVD Officer Kobulov Unowned
Jonny Phillips NKVD Officer Pervak Unowned
Alex Harvey-Brown Soldier Unowned
Tim Steed Sergeant Unowned
June Watson Matryona Petrovna Unowned
Adam Shaw NKVD Guard Ilyin Unowned
Daniel Tuite NKVD Officer Slimonov Unowned
David Crow Khrustalyov Unowned
Karl Johnson Dr. Lukomsky Unowned
Emilio Iannucci Young Doctor Unowned
Daniel Booroff Tall Doctor Unowned
Dan Mersh Ice Hockey Coach Unowned
Richard Brake Tarasov Unowned
James Barriscale Army General Unowned
Daniel Tatarsky NKVD Officer at Dacha Gates Unowned
Eva Sayer Young Waitress Unowned
Diana Quick Polina Molotova Unowned
Adam Ewan Prisoner at Gulag Unowned
Michael Ballard Volga Guard Chasov Unowned
Phil Deguara Volga Guard Shulga Unowned
Jonathan Aris Mezhnikov Unowned
Katie McCreedy Little Girl #2 Unowned
Ewan Bailey NKVD Officer Aslanov Unowned
Leeroy Murray Zhukov's Chief of Staff Unowned
Keely Smith Teenage Ostrich Girl Unowned
Sheng-Chien Tsai Translator Unowned
Dave Wong Zhou Enlai Unowned
Sergey Korshkov NKVD Officer Fedin Unowned
Alexander Grigorivev Father Unowned
Olga Dadukevich Mother Unowned
Nastya Koshevatskaya Daughter Unowned
Danya Bochkov Son Unowned
Sebastian Anton NKVD Colonel Entin Unowned
Nastya Karpenko Little Girl #1 Unowned
Gerald Lepkowski Leonid Brezhnev Unowned
Luke D'Silva Moskalenko Unowned
Daniel Chapple Red Army General Unowned
Daniel Smith Red Army Captain Unowned
Ellen Evans Teenage Girl Unowned
Oleh Drach Red Army Colonel Unowned
Daniel Fearn Marshal Konev Unowned
Henry Helm Child Mourner (uncredited) Unowned