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State Funeral

  • 2019
  • 2h 15m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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State Funeral (2019)
The enigma of the personality cult is revealed in the grand spectacle of Joseph Stalin's funeral.
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The enigma of the personality cult is revealed in the grand spectacle of Joseph Stalin's funeral.The enigma of the personality cult is revealed in the grand spectacle of Joseph Stalin's funeral.The enigma of the personality cult is revealed in the grand spectacle of Joseph Stalin's funeral.

  • Director
    • Sergey Loznitsa
  • Writer
    • Sergey Loznitsa
  • Stars
    • Joseph Stalin
    • Nikita Khrushchev
    • Lavrenti Beria
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    1.3K
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    • Director
      • Sergey Loznitsa
    • Writer
      • Sergey Loznitsa
    • Stars
      • Joseph Stalin
      • Nikita Khrushchev
      • Lavrenti Beria
    • 6User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Joseph Stalin
    Joseph Stalin
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Iosif Stalin)
    Nikita Khrushchev
    Nikita Khrushchev
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Lavrenti Beria
    Lavrenti Beria
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Vyacheslav Molotov
    Vyacheslav Molotov
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Georgi Malenkov
    Georgi Malenkov
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Dolores Ibárruri
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Enlai Zhou
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Yumyaagiin Tsedenbal
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Valko Chervenkov
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Sergey Loznitsa
    • Writer
      • Sergey Loznitsa
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    • Connections
      Referenced in Radio Dolin: Sergei Loznitsa (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      Lullaby
      Written by Matvey Blanter and Mikhail Isakovskiy
      Performed by Sergei Lemeshev
      [Played before end titles]

    User reviews6

    Featured review
    6/10

    Unique

    2+ hours archive footage of people from all over USSR gathering in town squares to either hear the news of Stalin's passing or going to see his corpse at the Unions building. Nothing else happens. Doesn't mean it's bad. Or good. Just saying.
    • mantas_narkevicius
    • Nov 11, 2019
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 21, 2021 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Netherlands
      • Lithuania
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Devlet Töreni
    • Filming locations
      • Moscow, Russia
    • Production companies
      • Atoms & Void
      • Studio Uljana Kim
      • Nutprdukce
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,342
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,810
      • May 9, 2021
    • Gross worldwide
      • $48,003
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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