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State Funeral

2019

135 minutes

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Overview

The enigma of the personality cult is revealed in the grand spectacle of Stalin’s funeral. The film is based on unique archive footage, shot in the USSR on March 5 - 9, 1953, when the country mourned and buried Joseph Stalin.

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Top Cast

Joseph Stalin headshot

Joseph Stalin

Self (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev headshot

Nikita Khrushchev

Self (archive footage)

Lavrentiy Beria headshot

Lavrentiy Beria

Self (archive footage)

Vyacheslav Molotov headshot

Vyacheslav Molotov

Self (archive footage)

Georgi Malenkov headshot

Georgi Malenkov

Self (archive footage)

Klement Gottwald headshot

Klement Gottwald

Self (archive footage)

Bolesław Bierut headshot

Bolesław Bierut

Self (archive footage)

Urho Kekkonen headshot

Urho Kekkonen

Self (archive footage)

Zhou Enlai headshot

Zhou Enlai

Self (archive footage)

Valko Chervenkov headshot

Valko Chervenkov

Self (archive footage)

Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej headshot

Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej

Self (archive footage)

Mátyás Rákosi headshot

Mátyás Rákosi

Self (archive footage)

Otto Grotewohl headshot

Otto Grotewohl

Self (archive footage)

Walter Ulbricht headshot

Walter Ulbricht

Self (archive footage)

Harry Pollitt headshot

Harry Pollitt

Self (archive footage)

Dolores Ibárruri headshot

Dolores Ibárruri

Self (archive footage)

Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal headshot

Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal

Self (archive footage)

Palmiro Togliatti headshot

Palmiro Togliatti

Self (archive footage)

Jacques Duclos headshot

Jacques Duclos

Self (archive footage)