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The Eerie Channeling Of The Shade Of Joseph Stalin, Portrayed By Robert Duvall, In The First Feature Film Ever To Be Filmed Inside The Kremlin, Let Alone In The Very Rooms That The Events Reenacted Took Place In! Stars Julia Ormond As Stalin's Wife Nadezhda Alliluyeva, Joan Plowright As Stalin's Mother-In-Law Olga Alliluyeva, Maximilian Schell As Vladimir Lenin, Roshan Seth As Lavrentiy Beria And A Galaxy Of Fellow Stars (Color, 1992, 2 Hours 52 Minutes) PLUS Bookend Exclusive Behind-The-Scenes Reports On The Film's Preview At The Russian Embassy In Washington Just Before Its Premiere (2 Reports, 1992, 5 Minutes Each) -- All Presented In The Highest DVD Quality MPG Video Format Of 9.1 MBPS In An MP4 Video Download Or Archival Quality 2 Disc All Regions Format DVD Set!
Stalin is a 1992 American political drama television film starring Robert Duvall as Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Produced by HBO and directed by Ivan Passer, it tells the story of Stalin's rise to power until his death and spans the period from 1917 to 1953. Owing to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's policies of glasnost and perestroika, producer Mark Carliner was able to receive permission to film in the Kremlin, becoming the first feature film to do so.
Filming was done in Budapest and the Soviet Union with extraordinary access to Soviet historic sites in the weeks before its dissolution. Although the film was almost entirely shot on location and producer Mark Carliner insisted that the film "reflect the truth", several scholars and historians commented that the film focused less on history and more on Stalin's character. This was seen as a flaw by many film critics, while still praising Robert Duvall's performance as Stalin. Julia Ormond's portrayal of Nadezhda Alliluyeva and Vilmos Zsigmond's camera work were also singled out for praise.
The film received several accolades, including four Primetime Emmy Awards (including Outstanding Made for Television Movie) and three Golden Globe Awards.
Svetlana Alliluyeva, daughter of Joseph Stalin, recounts her father returning from his Siberian exile to enlist in World War I, but being rejected for service. Stalin continues to fight against the tsar, and in 1917, stands at the train platform with his comrades awaiting the return of Vladimir Lenin. The October Revolution results in a new government being formed in Russia under the leadership of Lenin. The young Nadezhda Alliluyeva is hired as secretary for the new Bolshevik leaders. She admires Stalin's exploits during the revolution and marries him.
Stalin is resolute and ruthless, having several officers murdered, which prompts Leon Trotsky to complain to Lenin. To the intellectual Trotsky's displeasure, Lenin defends Stalin and his methods. A power struggle develops between him and Stalin over Lenin's legacy. When Lenin suffers a stroke, Stalin uses every opportunity to expel Trotsky and position himself as his successor. He surrounds himself with loyal companions, such as Grigory Zinoviev and Lev Kamenev. After Lenin's death, Stalin becomes the new ruler of the Soviet Union. As one of his first acts, he exiles Trotsky from the country.
Stalin begins dekulakization and crushes all resistance with the secret police which undergoes several internal purges, eventually being headed by Lavrentiy Beria. When Stalin's son from his first marriage Yakov Dzhugashvili attempts suicide over his father's refusal to approve his marriage to a Jew, Nadezhda is struck by her husband's growing inhumanity and returns to her parents' home. She considers leaving him but fears for her parents' fates if she does so, eventually returning to Moscow. During her train journey through the country, Nadezhda sees many farmers being shot or deported and defies her husband at a boisterous celebration. Stalin chastises and deliberately humiliates her, causing Nadezhda to leave and commit suicide. Her loss leaves Stalin in silent grief and anger for "betraying" him. He pushes ahead with a massive industrialization of the Soviet Union with ever new large-scale projects in order to develop the country into a world power.
Resistance to Stalin begins building up in Leningrad, spurred by the local official Sergei Kirov. Stalin sees him as a competitor and successfully eliminates him. After the assassination, he uses show trials to stage the Great Purge, killing and imprisoning many of his critics and former allies, who are forced to denounce each other to save themselves. Nikolai Bukharin notes the growing darkness over the country and expresses doubt about the legitimacy of the trials. Amongst those eventually killed are Bukharin himself, Sergo Ordzhonikidze (Stalin's close friend), Zinoviev, and Kamenev.
Stalin watches the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany, admiring Hitler's will to get what he wants. He adamantly refuses to believe that Hitler will invade the Soviet Union and is shocked when it happens in June 1941. After Stalin has digested the shock, he prepares a counter-offensive, vowing not to surrender. His son, now an artillery officer, is captured by the Germans, who Stalin denies knowledge of. After the victory over Germany, Stalin withdraws more and more from the public eye and sees only conspiracies even amongst his inner circle. His only regret on his deathbed remains Nadezhda's suicide.
Svetlana Alliluyeva visits her father's body lying in state, while the film notes that Stalin's crimes caused the deaths of millions of Soviet citizens.
Cast:
Robert Duvall as Joseph Stalin
Julia Ormond as Nadezhda Alliluyeva
Maximilian Schell as Vladimir Lenin
Jeroen Krabbe as Nikolai Bukharin
Joan Plowright as Olga Alliluyeva
Frank Finlay as Sergei Alliluyev
Daniel Massey as Leon Trotsky
Andras Balint as Grigory Zinoviev
Emil Wolk as Lev Kamenev
Roshan Seth as Lavrentiy Beria
Matyas Usztics as Nikolai Yezhov
John Bowe as Kliment Voroshilov
Jim Carter as Sergo Ordzhonikidze
Murray Ewan as Nikita Khrushchev
Stella Gonet as Zinaida Pavlutskaya Ordzhonikidze
Elena Seropova as Nino Beria
Colin Jeavons as Genrikh Yagoda
Miriam Margolyes as Nadezhda Krupskaya
Kevin McNally as Sergei Kirov
Clive Merrison as Vyacheslav Molotov
Lisa Orgolini as Anya Larina
Ravil Isyanov as Yakov Dzhugashvili
Joanna Roth as Svetlana Alliluyeva
Aleksandr Feklistov as Leonid Nikolaev
Stanislav Strelkov as Vasily Stalin
Vsevolod Larionov as Dr. Lukomsky
Oleg Tabakov as Dr. Vinogradov (credited as Oleg Tobakov)
Levan Uchaneishvili as Lazar Kaganovich
The Eerie Channeling Of The Shade Of Joseph Stalin, Portrayed By Robert Duvall, In The First Feature Film Ever To Be Filmed Inside The Kremlin, Let Alone In The Very Rooms That The Events Reenacted Took Place In! Stars Julia Ormond As Stalin's Wife Nadezhda Alliluyeva, Joan Plowright As Stalin's Mother-In-Law Olga Alliluyeva, Maximilian Schell As Vladimir Lenin, Roshan Seth As Lavrentiy Beria And A Galaxy Of Fellow Stars (Color, 1992, 2 Hours 52 Minutes) PLUS Bookend Exclusive Behind-The-Scenes Reports On The Film's Preview At The Russian Embassy In Washington Just Before Its Premiere (2 Reports, 1992, 5 Minutes Each) -- All Presented In The Highest DVD Quality MPG Video Format Of 9.1 MBPS In An MP4 Video Download Or Archival Quality 2 Disc All Regions Format DVD Set!
Stalin is a 1992 American political drama television film starring Robert Duvall as Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Produced by HBO and directed by Ivan Passer, it tells the story of Stalin's rise to power until his death and spans the period from 1917 to 1953. Owing to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's policies of glasnost and perestroika, producer Mark Carliner was able to receive permission to film in the Kremlin, becoming the first feature film to do so.
Filming was done in Budapest and the Soviet Union with extraordinary access to Soviet historic sites in the weeks before its dissolution. Although the film was almost entirely shot on location and producer Mark Carliner insisted that the film "reflect the truth", several scholars and historians commented that the film focused less on history and more on Stalin's character. This was seen as a flaw by many film critics, while still praising Robert Duvall's performance as Stalin. Julia Ormond's portrayal of Nadezhda Alliluyeva and Vilmos Zsigmond's camera work were also singled out for praise.
The film received several accolades, including four Primetime Emmy Awards (including Outstanding Made for Television Movie) and three Golden Globe Awards.
Svetlana Alliluyeva, daughter of Joseph Stalin, recounts her father returning from his Siberian exile to enlist in World War I, but being rejected for service. Stalin continues to fight against the tsar, and in 1917, stands at the train platform with his comrades awaiting the return of Vladimir Lenin. The October Revolution results in a new government being formed in Russia under the leadership of Lenin. The young Nadezhda Alliluyeva is hired as secretary for the new Bolshevik leaders. She admires Stalin's exploits during the revolution and marries him.
Stalin is resolute and ruthless, having several officers murdered, which prompts Leon Trotsky to complain to Lenin. To the intellectual Trotsky's displeasure, Lenin defends Stalin and his methods. A power struggle develops between him and Stalin over Lenin's legacy. When Lenin suffers a stroke, Stalin uses every opportunity to expel Trotsky and position himself as his successor. He surrounds himself with loyal companions, such as Grigory Zinoviev and Lev Kamenev. After Lenin's death, Stalin becomes the new ruler of the Soviet Union. As one of his first acts, he exiles Trotsky from the country.
Stalin begins dekulakization and crushes all resistance with the secret police which undergoes several internal purges, eventually being headed by Lavrentiy Beria. When Stalin's son from his first marriage Yakov Dzhugashvili attempts suicide over his father's refusal to approve his marriage to a Jew, Nadezhda is struck by her husband's growing inhumanity and returns to her parents' home. She considers leaving him but fears for her parents' fates if she does so, eventually returning to Moscow. During her train journey through the country, Nadezhda sees many farmers being shot or deported and defies her husband at a boisterous celebration. Stalin chastises and deliberately humiliates her, causing Nadezhda to leave and commit suicide. Her loss leaves Stalin in silent grief and anger for "betraying" him. He pushes ahead with a massive industrialization of the Soviet Union with ever new large-scale projects in order to develop the country into a world power.
Resistance to Stalin begins building up in Leningrad, spurred by the local official Sergei Kirov. Stalin sees him as a competitor and successfully eliminates him. After the assassination, he uses show trials to stage the Great Purge, killing and imprisoning many of his critics and former allies, who are forced to denounce each other to save themselves. Nikolai Bukharin notes the growing darkness over the country and expresses doubt about the legitimacy of the trials. Amongst those eventually killed are Bukharin himself, Sergo Ordzhonikidze (Stalin's close friend), Zinoviev, and Kamenev.
Stalin watches the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany, admiring Hitler's will to get what he wants. He adamantly refuses to believe that Hitler will invade the Soviet Union and is shocked when it happens in June 1941. After Stalin has digested the shock, he prepares a counter-offensive, vowing not to surrender. His son, now an artillery officer, is captured by the Germans, who Stalin denies knowledge of. After the victory over Germany, Stalin withdraws more and more from the public eye and sees only conspiracies even amongst his inner circle. His only regret on his deathbed remains Nadezhda's suicide.
Svetlana Alliluyeva visits her father's body lying in state, while the film notes that Stalin's crimes caused the deaths of millions of Soviet citizens.
Cast:
Robert Duvall as Joseph Stalin
Julia Ormond as Nadezhda Alliluyeva
Maximilian Schell as Vladimir Lenin
Jeroen Krabbe as Nikolai Bukharin
Joan Plowright as Olga Alliluyeva
Frank Finlay as Sergei Alliluyev
Daniel Massey as Leon Trotsky
Andras Balint as Grigory Zinoviev
Emil Wolk as Lev Kamenev
Roshan Seth as Lavrentiy Beria
Matyas Usztics as Nikolai Yezhov
John Bowe as Kliment Voroshilov
Jim Carter as Sergo Ordzhonikidze
Murray Ewan as Nikita Khrushchev
Stella Gonet as Zinaida Pavlutskaya Ordzhonikidze
Elena Seropova as Nino Beria
Colin Jeavons as Genrikh Yagoda
Miriam Margolyes as Nadezhda Krupskaya
Kevin McNally as Sergei Kirov
Clive Merrison as Vyacheslav Molotov
Lisa Orgolini as Anya Larina
Ravil Isyanov as Yakov Dzhugashvili
Joanna Roth as Svetlana Alliluyeva
Aleksandr Feklistov as Leonid Nikolaev
Stanislav Strelkov as Vasily Stalin
Vsevolod Larionov as Dr. Lukomsky
Oleg Tabakov as Dr. Vinogradov (credited as Oleg Tobakov)
Levan Uchaneishvili as Lazar Kaganovich