State Funeral

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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.

Cast

Joseph Stalin

Self (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev

Self (archive footage)

Lavrentiy Beria

Self (archive footage)

Vyacheslav Molotov

Self (archive footage)

Georgi Malenkov

Self (archive footage)

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