Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin

December 18, 1878

Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin (real name Dzhugashvili) was born in Gori, Tiflis province, Russian Empire - a Soviet political, statesman, military and party figure, a Russian revolutionary. Actual leader of the USSR. General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU (1922-1953). Marshal of the So…

Known For

13 titles
1
The Corporation

The Corporation

2003 · 2h 25m · Movie

Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day dominance.

8.0
2
Apocalypse: The Second World War

Apocalypse: The Second World War

2009 · 1m · TV Show

This six-part series traces the Second World War, from the rise of the Nazis to the surrender of the Japanese, with detailed portraits of key figures.

9.0
3
When the Wind Blows

When the Wind Blows

1986 · 1h 24m · Movie

A naive elderly British rural couple survive the initial onslaught of a nuclear war.

7.7
4
The Untold History of the United States

The Untold History of the United States

2012 · 53m · Movie

Oliver Stone's re-examination of under-reported events in American history.

8.6
5
The Soviet Story

The Soviet Story

2008 · 1h 26m · Movie

The Soviet Story offers an alternative history of an Allied power, which helped the Nazis to fight Jews and which slaughtered its own people on an industrial scale.

8.0
6
State Funeral

State Funeral

2019 · 2h 15m · Movie

The enigma of the personality cult is revealed in the grand spectacle of Joseph Stalin's funeral.

7.2
7
Orwell: 2+2=5

Orwell: 2+2=5

2025 · 1h 59m · Movie

An investigation into the life, work, and enduring influence of the writer George Orwell, connecting his ideas to the contemporary world.

6.8
8
The Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution

2017 · 47m · Movie

A brief yet comprehensive documentary overview of the downfall of the Romanov dynasty and the evolution of Lenin's Ulyanov family, from the terrible acts and subsequent hanging of his brother to his own hunger for a revolution.

6.5
9
Cannibal Island

Cannibal Island

2009 · 55m · Movie

A disturbing chapter in Russian history is explored in this documentary. In 1933, Joseph Stalin sent 6000 "unwanted" citizens of Moscow and Leningrad to a desolate Siberian island - with no food or clothes to speak of. Decades lat...

6.1
10
Stalins Tochter

Stalins Tochter

2015 · 52m · Movie

Stalin's daughter.

6.6
11
Winston Churchill: A Giant in the Century

Winston Churchill: A Giant in the Century

2014 · 1h 35m · Movie

Carefully remastered, colorized visual archives uncover a wider view of the private and public man. Contrasting chapters of his existence reveal a new perspective on Churchill's colorful, puzzling, paradoxical and captivating pers...

7.6
12
The Village Detective: a song cycle

The Village Detective: a song cycle

2021 · 1h 21m · Movie

A Soviet film from 1969 is found in an Icelandic fisherman's net, and the filmography of its leading actor offers a portal into a history that has endured on celluloid.

6.7
13
Stalin's James Bond

Stalin's James Bond

2017 · 53m · Movie

An account of the troubled life of Richard Sorge (1895-1944), a Soviet spy of German origin who played a decisive role in the outcome of World War II .

6.6