The Death of Stalin

Based On the book by Fabien Nury

The Death of Stalin is a 2017 political satire black comedy film directed by Armando Iannucci and written by Iannucci, David Schneider and Ian Martin with Peter Fellows. Based on the French graphic novel La Mort de Staline (2010–2012), the film depicts the internal social and political power struggle among the members of the Soviet Politburo following the death of leader Joseph Stalin in 1953. The French-British-Belgian co-production stars an ensemble cast that includes Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine, Rupert Friend, Jason Isaacs, Olga Kurylenko, Michael Palin, Andrea Riseborough, Dermot Crowley, Paul Chahidi, Adrian McLoughlin, Paul Whitehouse, and Jeffrey Tambor. The film premiered on 8 September 2017 at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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Release date:

September 8, 2017

Director:

Armando Iannucci

Cast:

Adrian McLoughlin, Steve Buscemi, Olga Kurylenko, Jeffrey Tambor, Toby Kebbell

Genre:

Drama, Black comedy, Political satire, Satirical

Country:

France, United Kingdom

Language:

English

Year page:

2017 in adaptations