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State Funeral

6.620192h 15mMovieDocumentaryHistory

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.

DirectorSergei Loznitsa
WriterSergei Loznitsa
ProducersSergei Loznitsa·Maria Choustova

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TenkTenkDocAlliance FilmsDocAlliance Films
Availability shown for Canada · rights vary by country

Cast · Directed by Sergei Loznitsa

JSJoseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage)
NKNikita Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev
Self (archive footage)
LBLavrentiy Beria
Lavrentiy Beria
Self (archive footage)
VMVyacheslav Molotov
Vyacheslav Molotov
Self (archive footage)
GMGeorgi Malenkov
Georgi Malenkov
Self (archive footage)
KGKlement Gottwald
Klement Gottwald
Self (archive footage)
BBBolesław Bierut
Bolesław Bierut
Self (archive footage)
UKUrho Kekkonen
Urho Kekkonen
Self (archive footage)
ZEZhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai
Self (archive footage)
VCValko Chervenkov
Valko Chervenkov
Self (archive footage)
GGGheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Self (archive footage)
MRMátyás Rákosi
Mátyás Rákosi
Self (archive footage)

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