The life and career of the brutal Soviet dictator, Josef Stalin. Through the eyes and memories of Anna Aliluyeva, Stalin’s granddaughter, the film traces the rise of the Bolshevik tyrant from Lenin’s return from exile to his brutal struggle with Trotsky, the creation of his feared secret police and the merciless inner workings of his regime. As Anna recounts her grandfather’s life, viewers gain an intimate, personal perspective on the paranoia and purges that left even his closest circles living in constant fear.
Robert Duvall
as Josef Stalin
Julia Ormond
as Nadya Alliluyeva
Maximilian Schell
as Vladimir Lenin
Jeroen Krabbé
as Bukharin
Joan Plowright
as Olga
Jim Carter
as Sergo
Miriam Margolyes
as Krupskaya
Frank Finlay
as Sergei
Roshan Seth
as Beria
Daniel Massey
as Trotsky
András Bálint
as Zinoviev
John Bowe
as Voroshilov
