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When the tyrannical ruler Stalin dies, his hapless inner circle scrambles to come up with the next evolution of the revolution, but it's clear everyone is really out for themselves. Proof that comedy, like politics, is all in the execution.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Willis, Christopher, 1978- (Composer)
Other Authors: Iannucci, Armando, 1963- (Screenwriter), Schneider, David, 1963- (Screenwriter), Martin, Ian, 1953- (Screenwriter), Nury, Fabien (Screenwriter), Fellows, Peter (Screenwriter), Kurylenko, Olga, 1979- (Actor), Considine, Paddy (Actor), McLoughlin, Adrian, 1947- (Actor), Beale, Simon Russell (Actor), Tambor, Jeffrey, 1944- (Actor), Buscemi, Steve, 1957- (Actor), Palin, Michael (Actor), Riseborough, Andrea, 1981- (Actor), Friend, Rupert (Actor), Isaacs, Jason, 1963- (Actor), Brooke, Tom, 1978- (Actor), Nicholson, Zac, 1971- (director of photography.), Robin, Thierry, 1958-
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English; English subtitles; English descriptive audio track for people with visual disabilities; closed captioned.
Published: Hollywood, CA : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2018]
Subjects:
Stalin, Joseph, > 1878-1953 > Drama.
Stalin, Joseph, > 1878-1953 > Death and burial > Drama.
Cold War > Drama.
Soviet Union > Politics and government > Drama.
Soviet Union > History > 1953-1985 > Drama.
Stalin, Joseph, > 1878-1953.
Cold War (1945-1989)
Death.
Politics and government.
Soviet Union.
1953-1985
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
History.
Film adaptations.
Comedy films.
Dark comedy films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Political films.
Satirical films.
Foreign films.
Description
Summary:When the tyrannical ruler Stalin dies, his hapless inner circle scrambles to come up with the next evolution of the revolution, but it's clear everyone is really out for themselves. Proof that comedy, like politics, is all in the execution.
Item Description:Based on the comic books The death of Stalin by Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2017.
Special features: Dictators, murders and comrades ... Oh my! ; deleted scenes.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for language throughout, violence and some sexual references.
Production Credits:Music, Christopher Willis ; director of photography, Zac Nicholson ; editor, Peter Lambert.