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?
3.5 / 5
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
Adrian McLoughlin
Josef Stalin
Paddy Considine
Andreyev
Olga Kurylenko
Maria Veniaminovna Yudina
Tom Brooke
Sergei
Sylvestra Le Touzel
Nina Khrushchev
Justin Edwards
Spartak Sokolov, Conductor #1
Paul Ready
NKVD Officer Delov
Julia Mulligan
Woman in Layers of Clothes
Andrey Korzhenevskiy
Man in Layers of Clothes
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Musician #1
Jeremy Limb
Musician #2
Andy Gathergood
Citizen Bundled Into Car
Alexander Piskunov
Young Man Snitch
Ruslav Neupokoev
Middle Aged Man
Alla Binieieva
Middle Aged Wife
Nicholas Woodeson
Boris Bresnavich, Conductor #2
Elaine Caxton
Mrs. Bresnavich
George Potts
Concert Director
Cara Horgan
Lidiya Timashuk
Nicholas Sidi
NKVD Officer Kobulov
Jonny Phillips
NKVD Officer Pervak
Alex Harvey-Brown
Soldier
Tim Steed
Sergeant
June Watson
Matryona Petrovna
Adam Shaw
NKVD Guard Ilyin
Daniel Tuite
NKVD Officer Slimonov
David Crow
Khrustalyov
Karl Johnson
Dr. Lukomsky
Emilio Iannucci
Young Doctor
Daniel Booroff
Tall Doctor
Dan Mersh
Ice Hockey Coach
Richard Brake
Tarasov
James Barriscale
Army General
Daniel Tatarsky
NKVD Officer at Dacha Gates
Eva Sayer
Young Waitress
Diana Quick
Polina Molotova
Adam Ewan
Prisoner at Gulag
Michael Ballard
Volga Guard Chasov
Phil Deguara
Volga Guard Shulga
Jonathan Aris
Mezhnikov
Katie McCreedy
Little Girl #2
Ewan Bailey
NKVD Officer Aslanov
Leeroy Murray
Zhukov's Chief of Staff
Keely Smith
Teenage Ostrich Girl
Sheng-Chien Tsai
Translator
Dave Wong
Zhou Enlai
Sergey Korshkov
NKVD Officer Fedin
Alexander Grigorivev
Father
Olga Dadukevich
Mother
Nastya Koshevatskaya
Daughter
Danya Bochkov
Son
Sebastian Anton
NKVD Colonel Entin
Nastya Karpenko
Little Girl #1
Gerald Lepkowski
Leonid Brezhnev
Luke D'Silva
Moskalenko
Daniel Chapple
Red Army General
Daniel Smith
Red Army Captain
Ellen Evans
Teenage Girl
Oleh Drach
Red Army Colonel
Daniel Fearn
Marshal Konev
Henry Helm
Child Mourner (uncredited)
Fabien Nury
Screenplay
Matt Crook
Stunts
Kevin Loader
Producer
Armando Iannucci
Director
Yann Zenou
David Schneider
Comic Book
Ian Martin
Laurent Zeitoun
Nicolas Duval Adassovsky
Peter Fellows
Additional Writing
Thierry Robin
Paul Biddiss
Military Consultant
Zac Nicholson
Director of Photography
Peter Lambert
Editor
Cristina Casali
Production Design
Sarah Crowe
Casting
Christopher Willis
Original Music Composer
Angelica Pressello
Script Supervisor
Suzie Harman
Costume Design
Daniel Rogers
Health and Safety
Louise Seymour
Post Production Supervisor
Nicole Stafford
Hair Designer
André Logie
Co-Producer
Jean-Christophe Colson
Executive Producer
Gaëtan David
Makeup Designer
Sarah Wheale
Line Producer
Martin Curry
First Assistant Director
Second Unit Director
Jacqueline Rathore
Makeup & Hair
Anna Brabbins
Second Assistant Director
Jane Brodie
Art Direction
Kirsty Mcqueen
David Hindle
Supervising Art Director
Louise Begbie
Graphic Designer
Temple Clark
Storyboard Artist
Jo Hawthorne
Construction Manager
Charlotte Hutchings
Assistant Art Director
Charlotte Dirickx
Set Decoration
Laurent Gillet
Visual Effects Supervisor
Alex Rouse
Wigmaker
Alex Fielding
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michel Denis
Visual Effects Producer
Alex Sawyer
ADR & Dubbing
Nicola Dove
Still Photographer
Julie Kendrick
Mykola Perestiuk
Third Assistant Director
Stuart Bagshaw
Foley Editor
Ronald Grauer
Mark Southworth
Stunt Coordinator
Sally Rose Davidson
Douglas Ingram
Paula Boram
Foley Artist
Oliver Brierley
ADR Mixer
Aurelia Abate
Paul Herbert
Jahn Ramis
Assistant Director
Mark DeSimone
Neal Champion
Special Effects Supervisor
Nigel Heath
Livia Burton
Production Manager
Hanna Haffenden
Chris Navarro
Ruth Sullivan
Andrew Bailey
Gaffer
Iain Mackay
Steadicam Operator
Seán McDermott
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Alex Finlayson
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Emma Davie
Unit Publicist
Andrew Glen
Music Editor
Alexander Liam Taylor
First Assistant "B" Camera
Hannah Warren
Assistant Costume Designer
Olga Avrahova
Production Coordinator
Freya Pinsent
Production Accountant
George Adams
First Assistant Editor
Scott Eaton
Hannah Walter
Costume Supervisor
Luke Tumber
