Stalin
The life and career of the brutal Soviet dictator, Josef Stalin.
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Director: Ivan Passer
Actors: Daniel Massey, Frank Finlay, Jeroen Krabbé, Jim Carter, Joan Plowright, Julia Ormond, Maximilian Schell, Miriam Margolyes, Robert Duvall, Roshan Seth
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