Storyline
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 & Crew
Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage)
Lead
Nikita Khrushchev
Self (archive footage)
Lavrentiy Beria
Self (archive footage)
Vyacheslav Molotov
Self (archive footage)
Georgi Malenkov
Self (archive footage)
Klement Gottwald
Self (archive footage)
Bolesław Bierut
Self (archive footage)
Urho Kekkonen
Self (archive footage)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sergei Loznitsa's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. State Funeral is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
