State Funeral (2019)

Name: State Funeral
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2019
Duration: 135 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Joseph Stalin, Nikita Khrushchev, Lavrentiy Beria, Vyacheslav Molotov, Georgi Malenkov

2h 15m Lithuania, Netherlands

Documentary History

Plot

Exploring the depths of a personality cult, State Funeral unveils the elaborate spectacle surrounding Joseph Stalin’s funeral. Utilizing rare archival footage from March 5 to 9, 1953, the documentary captures the somber national mourning and elaborate burial rituals in the USSR. Through this striking imagery, the film examines the complexities of a leader's legacy and the collective grief of a nation grappling with loss, while also shedding light on the orchestrated displays of devotion that characterized Stalin’s reign.

Cast

Joseph Stalin Nikita Khrushchev Lavrentiy Beria Vyacheslav Molotov Georgi Malenkov Klement Gottwald Boles?aw Bierut Urho Kekkonen Zhou Enlai Valko Chervenkov Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej Mátyás Rákosi Otto Grotewohl Walter Ulbricht Harry Pollitt