Stalin

Stalin

1992 · 172 min · EN · NR · 5.3 (39 votes)
Dir. Ivan Passer · Starring Robert Duvall, Julia Ormond, Maximilian Schell, Jeroen Krabbé, Joan Plowright, Jim Carter · Music Stanisław Syrewicz
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The life and career of the brutal Soviet dictator, Josef Stalin. Through the eyes and memories of Anna Aliluyeva, Stalin’s granddaughter, the film traces the rise of the Bolshevik tyrant from Lenin’s return from exile to his brutal struggle with Trotsky, the creation of his feared secret police and the merciless inner workings of his regime. As Anna recounts her grandfather’s life, viewers gain an intimate, personal perspective on the paranoia and purges that left even his closest circles living in constant fear.

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A chilling descent into the mind of a dictator. This film feels like a suffocating, paranoid fever dream, where every shadow holds a threat and trust is a fatal liability. It's a stark, oppressive look at absolute power.

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paranoiasoviet unionbased on true storyjoseph stalinhistorical figuresuburbstrokeleon trotsky