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Release Date:
March 2, 2023
Original Title:
Stalin – Leben und Sterben eines Diktators
Genres:
Documentary | TV Movie
Production Companies:
ARTE
Astfilm Productions
RBB
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
What happened in 1953 in Stalin’s secret dacha in Kuntsevo? The last five days of the dictator. Bizarre and abstruse. The film presents narratives about the life and death of the scrupulous power seeker Stalin. A life full of cruelties and red glamour which ended 70 years ago in his secret dacha in Kuntsevo. The almighty suddenly powerless.
Cinematography:
Till Ludwig
Director:
Daniel Ast
Jürgen Ast
Martin Hübner
Director of Photography:
Yury Burak
Editor:
Daniel Ast
Marcus Dippner
Editorial Staff:
Dagmar Mielke
Rolf Bergmann
Graphic Novel:
Vincent Burmeister
Graphic Novel Illustrator:
Daniel Harms
Mixing Engineer:
Teo Schulte
Producer:
Jürgen Ast
Daniel Ast
Production Manager:
Paul Thimm
Scientific Consultant:
Mattias Uhl
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