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Mar 9, 2018 · When tyrannical dictator Joseph Stalin dies in 1953, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. Among the contenders are the dweebish Georgy...
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Politicians bumbling attempts to feign grief about Stalin's death while secretly delighted, functions as a running gag with a Python-ian flavor (heightened by Python emeritus Michael Palin in...
Mar 9, 2018 · The Death of Stalin: Directed by Armando Iannucci. With Olga Kurylenko, Tom Brooke, Paddy Considine, Justin Edwards. Moscow, 1953. After being in power for nearly 30 years, Soviet dictator, Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, takes ill and quickly dies. Now the members of the Council of Ministers scramble for power.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 94% based on 254 reviews, with an average score of 8/10; the site's "critics consensus" reads: "The Death of Stalin finds director/co-writer Armando Iannucci in riotous form, bringing his scabrous political humor to bear on a chapter in history with painfully ...
Sep 8, 2017 · Armando Iannucci's satire 'The Death of Stalin,' with Steve Buscemi as Nikita Khrushchev, observes the jockeying for power after the Soviet Union's longtime leader dies.
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Mar 9, 2018 · Moscow, 1953: when tyrannical dictator Joseph Stalin drops dead, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to be the next Soviet leader. Among the contenders are the dweeby Georgy Malenkov (Jeffrey Tambor), the wily Nikita Khrushchev (Steve Buscemi), and the sadistic secret police chief Lavrentiy Beria (Simon Russell Beale).
Mar 7, 2018 · 'The Death of Stalin' turns Russian dictator's demise into a hilarious political satire – Peter Travers thinks it couldn't be more timely. Our review.
Mar 9, 2018 · Reading it, Stalin … drops dead. Secret police leader Beria ( Simon Russell Beale ), accompanied by highly hapless CP Central Committee bigwig Malenkov ( Jeffrey Tambor ) take charge of the situation, with Beria discovering, and pocketing, the note.
How to watch online, stream, rent or buy The Death of Stalin in the UK + release dates, reviews and trailers. Blistering satire from Veep creator Armando Iannucci chronicling the aftermath of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin's death in 1953.
