When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains — just who is running the government?
Nikita Khrushchev
Lavrenti Beria
Georgy Malenkov
Field Marshal Zhukov
Vyacheslav Molotov
Vasily Stalin
Svetlana Stalin
Lazar Kaganovich
Anastas Mikoyan
Nicolai Bulganin
Josef Stalin
Andreyev
Maria Veniaminovna Yudina
Sergei
Nina Khrushchev
Spartak Sokolov, Conductor #1
NKVD Officer Delov
Woman in Layers of Clothes
Man in Layers of Clothes
Musician #1
Musician #2
Citizen Bundled Into Car
Young Man Snitch
Middle Aged Man
Middle Aged Wife
Boris Bresnavich, Conductor #2
Mrs. Bresnavich
Concert Director
Lidiya Timashuk
NKVD Officer Kobulov
NKVD Officer Pervak
Soldier
Sergeant
Matryona Petrovna
NKVD Guard Ilyin
NKVD Officer Slimonov
Khrustalyov
Dr. Lukomsky
Young Doctor
Tall Doctor
Ice Hockey Coach
Tarasov
Army General
NKVD Officer at Dacha Gates
Young Waitress
Polina Molotova
Prisoner at Gulag
Volga Guard Chasov
Volga Guard Shulga
Mezhnikov
Little Girl #2
NKVD Officer Aslanov
Zhukov's Chief of Staff
Teenage Ostrich Girl
Translator
Zhou Enlai
NKVD Officer Fedin
Father
Mother
Daughter
Son
NKVD Colonel Entin
Little Girl #1
Leonid Brezhnev
Moskalenko
Red Army General
Red Army Captain
Teenage Girl
Red Army Colonel
Marshal Konev
Child Mourner (uncredited)
Screenplay
Stunts
Producer
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Screenplay
Comic Book
Screenplay
Producer
Producer
Additional Writing
Comic Book
Military Consultant
Director of Photography
Editor
Production Design
Casting
Original Music Composer
Script Supervisor
Costume Design
Health and Safety
Post Production Supervisor
Hair Designer
Co-Producer
Executive Producer
Co-Producer
Makeup Designer
Line Producer
First Assistant Director
Second Unit Director
Makeup & Hair
Second Assistant Director
Art Direction
Makeup & Hair
Supervising Art Director
Graphic Designer
Storyboard Artist
Construction Manager
Assistant Art Director
Set Decoration
Visual Effects Supervisor
Wigmaker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Visual Effects Producer
ADR & Dubbing
Still Photographer
Makeup & Hair
Third Assistant Director
Foley Editor
Visual Effects Supervisor
Stunt Coordinator
Makeup & Hair
Storyboard Artist
Foley Artist
ADR Mixer
Visual Effects Producer
Stunt Coordinator
Assistant Director
ADR Mixer
Special Effects Supervisor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Production Manager
Third Assistant Director
ADR Mixer
Foley Artist
Gaffer
Steadicam Operator
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Unit Publicist
Music Editor
First Assistant "B" Camera
Assistant Costume Designer
Production Coordinator
Production Accountant
First Assistant Editor
Production Coordinator
Costume Supervisor
Stunts