Stalin

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Stalin

TV-PG

1992

2h 53m

Biography

Drama

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Before Joseph Stalin (Robert Duvall) became dictator of Russia, he was an unknown revolutionary, according to his daughter, Svetlana (Joanna Roth), who narrates this biopic. Over the course of three decades, Stalin ruthlessly takes the seat of power from his comrade, a dying Vladimir Lenin (Maximilian Schell). He treats his wife (Julia Ormond) horribly and orders acts of aggression against his own citizens. Through it all, Stalin trusts no one, leading to his own eventual downfall and death.

Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 3/5

Jun 24, 2005

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Daniel M. Kimmel

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Rated: 3/5

Feb 8, 2004

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Dan Lybarger

Nitrate Online

Duvall and Ormand are terrific in this effectively unnerving depiction of the murderous dictator.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 24, 2003

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Rated: 3/5

Jul 30, 2002

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Quite a big project back in the early 1990s. Neat in story telling although which still stayed in the very old, conservative way.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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pasha a

Good for just one time! nothing to remember after seeing this.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Fantastic biographical drama. No wonder it won awards!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Honest depiction, Robert Duvall makes a good Stalin

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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very nice movie about the history and life of Stalin mixed up with a very good casting and solid performance from Robert Duvall...I'm surprised by how many people missed to see this great movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Ivan Passer

Director

Robert Duvall

Josef Stalin

Julia Ormond

Nadya Alliluyeva

Maximilian Schell

Vladimir Lenin

Jeroen Krabbé

Nikolai Bukharin

Joan Plowright

Olga Alliluyeva

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Synopsis

Before Joseph Stalin (Robert Duvall) became dictator of Russia, he was an unknown revolutionary, according to his daughter, Svetlana (Joanna Roth), who narrates this biopic. Over the course of three decades, Stalin ruthlessly takes the seat of power from his comrade, a dying Vladimir Lenin (Maximilian Schell). He treats his wife (Julia Ormond) horribly and orders acts of aggression against his own citizens. Through it all, Stalin trusts no one, leading to his own eventual downfall and death.

Director: Ivan Passer
Rating: TV-PG
Genre: Biography, Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 2h 53m