State Funeral (2019)

  • NR
  • 09/28/2019 (US)
  • Documentary, History
  • 2h 15m

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.

Sergei Loznitsa

Screenplay, Director

Cast

Joseph Stalin's headshot

Joseph Stalin

Self (archive footage)
Nikita Khrushchev's headshot

Nikita Khrushchev

Self (archive footage)
Lavrentiy Beria's headshot

Lavrentiy Beria

Self (archive footage)
Vyacheslav Molotov's headshot

Vyacheslav Molotov

Self (archive footage)
Georgi Malenkov's headshot

Georgi Malenkov

Self (archive footage)
Klement Gottwald's headshot

Klement Gottwald

Self (archive footage)
Bolesław Bierut's headshot

Bolesław Bierut

Self (archive footage)
Urho Kekkonen's headshot

Urho Kekkonen

Self (archive footage)

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