Overview
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?
DirectorArmando Iannucci
ProducersKevin Loader, Yann Zenou, Laurent Zeitoun, Nicolas Duval Adassovsky, Tanya Sokolova, Sofia Maltseva, Catherine Dumonceaux
ScreenplayFabien Nury, David Schneider, Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin
Top Casts
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
Details
LanguageEnglish
Production companiesGaumont, Quad Productions, Main Journey, France 3 Cinéma, La Compagnie Cinématographique, Panache Productions, AFPI
Budget13000000
TaglineIn the Kremlin, no one can hear you scheme
