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State Funeral

6.620192h 15m
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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.

Directed by Sergei Loznitsa

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Cast

Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin

Self (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev

Nikita Khrushchev

Self (archive footage)

Lavrentiy Beria

Lavrentiy Beria

Self (archive footage)

Vyacheslav Molotov

Vyacheslav Molotov

Self (archive footage)

Georgi Malenkov

Georgi Malenkov

Self (archive footage)

Klement Gottwald

Klement Gottwald

Self (archive footage)

Bolesław Bierut

Bolesław Bierut

Self (archive footage)

Urho Kekkonen

Urho Kekkonen

Self (archive footage)

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