Overview

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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Cast

Robert Duvall

Josef Stalin

Julia Ormond

Nadya Alliluyeva

Maximilian Schell

Vladimir Lenin

Jeroen Krabbé

Bukharin

Joan Plowright

Olga

Jim Carter

Sergo

Miriam Margolyes

Krupskaya

Frank Finlay

Sergei

Roshan Seth

Beria

Daniel Massey

Trotsky

András Bálint

Zinoviev

John Bowe

Voroshilov