The Death of Stalin

The Death of Stalin Error creating thumbnail: File missing Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing United Kingdom Directed by Armando Iannucci Release Date 2017 Language English Studio Main Journey Quad Productions Distributor Focus Films (United States) Entertainment One (United Kingdom) Main Cast Character Actor Nikita Kruschev Steve Buscemi Lavrentiy Beria Simon Russell Beale Comrade Andreyev Paddy Considine Vasily Stalin Rupert Friend Georgy Zhukov Jason Isaacs Vyacheslav Molotov Michael Palin Svetlana Stalin Andrea Riseborough Georgy Malenkov Jeffrey Tambor

The Death of Stalin is a 2017 satirical black comedy directed by Armando Iannucci (The Thick of It, In the Loop, Veep) and based on the French graphic novel La mort de Staline. Set in 1953 Soviet Union, the film depicts the power struggle following the death of Joseph Stalin.

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The following weapons were used in the film The Death of Stalin:

Sidearms

Tokarev TT-33

The |Tokarev TT-33 is used by officers of the Red Army and NKVD. Vasily Stalin (Rupert Friend) carries a TT-33 with silver grips.

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Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Post-1947 version. Tula Arsenal (Soviet Union) Note CCCP printing around the star on the plastic grips

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Vasily Stalin (Rupert Friend) fires his TT-33 in an attempt to stop his fathers autopsy.

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Close-up of the pistol.

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The confiscated pistol tucked into a guard's waistband. Note the silver grips.

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An NKVD officer with several Stalin look-alikes.

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The NKVD officer barking orders.

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A Red Army officer hands over his sidearm.

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A Red Army officer shoots a witness.

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A Red Army officer executes Beria with a Tokarev TT-33. Another can be seen in the bottom left.

Submachine Guns

PPSh-41

The PPSh-41 is carried by NKVD soldiers. All the PPSh-41s in the movie have 71-round drum magazines.

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Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

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A Guard at the NKVD headquarters with a PPSh-41 slung.

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A nervous NKVD soldier with a PPSh.

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An NKVD soldier aims his submachine gun.

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An NKVD soldier gives the order to disperse.

Assault Rifles

AK-47

The AK-47 is used by Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov (Jason Isaacs) (incorrectly referred to as Field Marshal in the movie) and other Red Army officers and soldiers during the coup against Beria. One of Stalin's guards carries an AK-47.

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Type III AK-47 with prototype slab sided magazine - 7.62x39mm

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A guard at Stalin's dacha with an AK-47.

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"Boys, meet your dates for tonight". Georgy Zhukov (Jason Isaacs) opens up his waistcoat to reveal several AK's.

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"I'll take the tall blonde".

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Zhukov leads the coup.

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Zhukov hands his AK to a Red Army soldier so he can give Beria a well-deserved punch.

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Zhukov on guard with an AK-47.

Battle Rifles

Mosin Nagant M91/30

Red Army soldiers carry the Mosin Nagant M91/30. Red Army guards at Stalin's funeral have rifles with bayonets fixed.

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Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mm R

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Red Army guards at Stalin's funeral carry Mosin Nagant M91/30 rifles with bayonets fixed.

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The army soldier to the left carries a full-length Mosin. The one next to him carries an M38 Carbine.

Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine

Red Army and NKVD soldiers can be seen using the Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine.

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Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine - 7.62x54mm R. This was modified to become the M44 which replaced it, entering combat trials in 1943, becoming fairly common in 1944.

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An NKVD soldier jumps from a truck with a Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine.

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The soldier with his Carbine.

SKS

Red Army and NKVD soldiers use the SKS.

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Russian Simonov Type 45 aka the Russian SKS rifle - 7.62x39mm. The Russian SKS has a milled receiver and a blade bayonet. The rifles were issued with hardwood or laminated stocks. This example has a hardwood stock.

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NKVD soldiers at a checkpoint with SKS rifles.

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Red Army soldiers at a checkpoint with SKS rifles.

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An NKVD soldier readies his SKS.

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See above.

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See above.

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A Red Army soldier with an SKS.

Machine Guns

Maxim M1910/30

The Maxim M1910/30 is used by NKVD soldiers at a checkpoint.

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Russian Maxim 1910/30, post 1941 manufacture with top hatch on cooling jacket allowing it to be filled more quickly or with snow - 7.62x54mmR

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NKVD soldiers at a checkpoint man a Maxim M1910/30.

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Close-up of the barrel.