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The Death of Stalin

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Directed by Armando Iannucci
Produced by Kevin Loader, Nicolas Duval Adassovsky, Laurent Zeitoun, and Yann Zenou
Written by Armando Iannucci, David Schneider, Ian Martin, and Peter Fellows Original Screenplay by Fabien Nury Based on the comic book La mort de Staline by Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin
With: Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Jeffrey Tambor, Andrea Riseborough, Rupert Friend, Jason Isaacs, Michael Palin, Paddy Considine, and Olga Kurylenko
Cinematography: Zac Nicholson
Editing: Peter Lambert
Music: Christopher Willis
Runtime: 107 min
Release Date: 09 March 2018
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
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Armando Iannucci's distinctive deadpan mockumentary approach to contemporary political satire (TV's shows like The Thick of It and Veep, and his brilliant début feature In the Loop) works almost as well when applied to historical political farce.