Summary
British comedy satirising Stalin's inner circle as an absolute monarchs court. In the face of rampant abuse of power and poisonous distrust some still manage to keep faith with the Bolshevist creed until the very end. In front of the firing squad a stalwart bolshevist of the first hour exclaims: "Even in the best democracy errors are being made!"
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 61GoodWatch 59
IMDb6.1
Running time
1 h 41 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 100101Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
1983
June 16, 1983
43 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 30
Colin BlakelyStalin
David SuchetBeria
Carroll BakerEllen Brown
Ian HoggShaposhnikov
David KellySergo
Jean HeywoodSopha
David ThrelfallVasily
Lee MontagueLee
Glynn EdwardsVlasek
Nigel StockMolotov
Brian GloverNikita Krushchev
Wensley PitheyVoroshilov
George A. CooperKaganovitch
Peter WoodthorpeMalenkov- FEFreddie EarlleMikoyan
Gawn GraingerZamorsky
Oscar QuitakMehklis
Bernard GallagherVovka
Tim PreeceLukov
George CostiganProjectionist- FLFred Lee OwnMao Tse Tung
Malcolm TerrisChairman of Physical Education
Eileen HelsbyNina- SCSusan CarpenterSeraphima
Directing · 5
- Jack Gold Director
- Renée Glynne Continuity
- Derek Harrington Third Assistant Director
- Gary White First Assistant Director
- Adrian Rawle Second Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Charles Wood Writer
- Yuri Korotkov Story
- Susan Richards Script Editor
Production · 10
- David Puttnam Executive Producer
- Graham Benson Producer
- Irene Lamb Casting Director
- Bobby Blues Production Accountant
- Kathy Sykes Producer's Assistant
- Robin Douet Production Manager
Camera · 6
- Mike Fash Director of Photography
- Chic Anstiss Camera Operator
- David Appleby Still Photographer
- Clive Mackey Clapper Loader
- Mike Miller Focus Puller
- Dickie Lee Grip
Editing · 2
- Laurence Méry-Clark Editor
- Bryan Oates Assistant Editor
Sound · 5
- Jonathan Bates Sound Editor
- Brian Simmons Sound Mixer
- Mick Monks Assistant Sound Editor
- Trevor Pyke Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Rowland Fowles Boom Operator
Art · 8
- Norman Garwood Production Design
- Keith Pain Art Direction
- Peter Verard Construction Manager
- Maggie Gray Set Decoration
- Howard Brown Graphic Designer
- John Gorham Graphic Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Evangeline Harrison Costume Designer
- Sally Harrison Hairdresser
- Diane Jones Wardrobe Master
- Sandra Shepherd Makeup Artist
- David Whiteing Wardrobe Assistant
Lighting · 1
- John Fenner Gaffer
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