The death of Stalin / IFC Films and Gaumont present ; a France, United Kingdom, Belgium co-production ; a Quad and Main Journey production ; in co-production with Gaumont [and others] ; original screenplay by Fabien Nury ; written by Armando Ianucci, David Schneider and Ian Martin ; additional material by Peter Fellows ; directed by Armando Iannucci ; produced by Yann Zenou, Laurent Zeitoun, Nicolas Duval Adassovsky, Kevin Loader.

When the tyrannical ruler Stalin dies, members of his hapless inner circle scramble to come up with the next evolution of the revolution. But in this dark comedy film, it's clear that everyone is really out for themselves.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Death of Stalin (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: IFC Films (Presenter)
Gaumont (Firm) (Production company, Presenter)
Quad Productions (Production company)
Main Journey (Firm) (Production company)
Kanopy (Firm) (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Iannucci, Armando, 1963- (Screenwriter, Film director)
Schneider, David, 1963- (Screenwriter)
Martin, Ian, 1953- (Screenwriter)
Nury, Fabien (Screenwriter)
Fellows, Peter (Screenwriter)
Zenou, Yann (Film producer)
Zeitoun, Laurent (Film producer)
Duval Adassovsky, Nicolas (Film producer)
Loader, Kevin (Film producer)
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)
Crowley, Dermot (Actor)
Chahidi, Paul (Actor)
Whitehouse, Paul, 1958- (Actor)
Willis, Christopher, 1978- (composer (expression))
Nicholson, Zac, 1971- (director of photography.)
Lambert, Peter (Editor of moving image work)
Casali, Cristina (Production designer)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional captions in English.
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, [2017]
Subjects:
Stalin, Joseph, > 1878-1953 > Drama.
Stalin, Joseph, > 1878-1953 > Death and burial > Drama.
Cold War > Drama.
Bureaucracy > Soviet Union > History > 20th century > Drama.
Soviet Union > Politics and government > Drama.
Soviet Union > History > 1953-1985 > Drama.
Nury, Fabien > Film adaptations.
Robin, Thierry, > 1958- > Film adaptations.
Dark comedy films.
Political films.
Historical films.
Satirical films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Film adaptations.
Dark comedy films.
Political films.
Historical films.
Satirical films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource via Kanopy - MSU authorized users (kanopy)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (107 min.)) : sound, color.
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
When the tyrannical ruler Stalin dies, members of his hapless inner circle scramble to come up with the next evolution of the revolution. But in this dark comedy film, it's clear that everyone is really out for themselves.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 2017.
Based on the comic books The death of Stalin by Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin.
Call Number:PN1995.9.P6 D43 2017 Online
Playing Time:01:46:44
Audience:
MPAA rating: R; for language throughout, violence and some sexual references.
Credits:Music, Christopher Willis ; director of photography, Zac Nicholson ; editor, Peter Lambert ; production designer, Cristina Casali.
Cast:
Olga Kurylenko, Paddy Considine, Adrian McLoughlin, Simon Russell Beale, Jeffrey Tambor, Steve Buscemi, Michael Palin, Andrea Riseborough, Rupert Friend, Jason Isaacs, Tom Brooke, Dermot Crowley, Paul Chahidi, Paul Whitehouse.
Source of Description:
Online resource; title from title frames.