Stalin

Nov 21, 1992

2h 52m

★ 5.1

Overview

The life and career of the brutal Soviet dictator, Josef Stalin. Through the eyes and memories of Anna Aliluyeva, Stalin’s granddaughter, the film traces the rise of the Bolshevik tyrant from Lenin’s return from exile to his brutal struggle with Trotsky, the creation of his feared secret police and the merciless inner workings of his regime. As Anna recounts her grandfather’s life, viewers gain an intimate, personal perspective on the paranoia and purges that left even his closest circles living in constant fear.

Genres

Drama

History

War

TV Movie

Production Companies

HBO

Novofilm

Magyar Televízió Müvelödési Föszerkesztöség (MTV)

Mark Carliner Productions

Studio Trite

Stalin Trailers

Cast

Josef Stalin

Robert Duvall

Nadya Alliluyeva

Julia Ormond

Vladimir Lenin

Maximilian Schell

Bukharin

Jeroen Krabbé

Olga

Joan Plowright

Sergo

Jim Carter

Krupskaya

Miriam Margolyes

Sergei

Frank Finlay

Beria

Roshan Seth

Trotsky

Daniel Massey

Zinoviev

András Bálint

Voroshilov

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