
When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains — just who is running the government?
Michael Palin
Vyacheslav Molotov

Rupert Friend
Vasily Stalin

Andrea Riseborough
Svetlana Stalin

Dermot Crowley
Lazar Kaganovich

Paul Whitehouse
Anastas Mikoyan

Paul Chahidi
Nicolai Bulganin