Director Armando Iannucci
Genre Comedy
Cast Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine, Ruper Friend
Rating R
Release Date March 9th, 2018 (Limited)
“Follows the Soviet dictator’s last days and depicts the chaos of the regime after his death.”
Co-written and directed by Armando Iannucci (In the Loop, Veep), The Death of Stalin is a unique comedy based on a French graphic novel that follows the Soviet dictator's last days and the hilarious chaos of the regime following his death. The cast includes Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine, and Ruper Friend. Check out the official UNRATED trailer below!!
Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Death of Stalin:
- In September 2017, a high ranking official in the Russian Ministry of Culture announced that the Russian authorities were considering putting a ban on the film in their country.
- Director Armando Iannucci insisted on not having the characters speak with Russian accents, for two reasons: he thought it would take audiences out of the film, and he didn't want the actors to worry about their accent when improvising. In an interview on BBC Radio 5 for the film's UK release Iannucci stated that Russian journalists who had seen it praised the decision.