The Plot to Kill Stalin

1h 19min

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Romance

War

In late 1952, an aging and increasingly paranoid Stalin puts in motion a purge against his doctors, with antisemitic overtones. His lackeys, including Khrushchev, Molotov and Beria, fear it will spread to the Politburo, and plan to strike first.

Cast

Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

Poskrebyshev
Oskar Homolka

Oskar Homolka

Khrushchev
Thomas Gomez

Thomas Gomez

Malenkov
Marian Seldes

Marian Seldes

Mme. Molotov
Bert Freed

Bert Freed

Sokolovsky
Paul Bryar

Paul Bryar

Zhukhov

Release date

25th Sep 1958

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English