The Death of Stalin
Country
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Directed by
Armando Iannucci
Release Date
2017
Language
English
Studio
Main Journey
Distributor
Focus Films (United States)
The Death of Stalin 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tokarev TT-33 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Post-1947 version. Tula Arsenal (Soviet Union) Note CCCP printing around the star on the plastic grips Error creating thumbnail: File missing Vasily Stalin (Rupert Friend ) fires his TT-33 in an attempt to stop his fathers autopsy. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close-up of the pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The confiscated pistol tucked into a guard's waistband. Note the silver grips. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An NKVD officer with several Stalin look-alikes. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The NKVD officer barking orders. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red Army officer hands over his sidearm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red Army officer shoots a witness. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Guard at the NKVD headquarters with a PPSh-41 slung. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A nervous NKVD soldier with a PPSh. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An NKVD soldier aims his submachine gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Type I AK-47, hybrid stamped/milled receiver with prototype slab sided magazine - 7.62x39mm. While it was intended for the AK to use all stamped parts for cost reasons, the Soviet metalworking industry was simply not ready to do this at the time, and the high rejection rate of the early stamped AK receivers led to a switch to milling that lasted until the introduction of the AKM. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A guard at Stalin's dacha with an AK-47. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Boys, meet your dates for tonight". Georgy Zhukov (Jason Isaacs ) opens up his waistcoat to reveal several AK's. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "I'll take the tall blonde". Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zhukov leads the coup. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Zhukov hands his AK to a Red Army soldier so he can give Beria a well-deserved punch. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red Army guards at Stalin's funeral carry Mosin Nagant M91/30 rifles with bayonets fixed. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An NKVD soldier jumps from a truck with a Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier with his Carbine. SKS Red Army and NKVD soldiers use the SKS .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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. Error creating thumbnail: File missing NKVD soldiers at a checkpoint with SKS rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Red Army soldiers at a checkpoint with SKS rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An NKVD soldier readies his SKS. Error creating thumbnail: File missing See above. Error creating thumbnail: File missing See above. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Red Army soldier with an SKS. Machine Guns Maxim M1910/30 The Maxim M1910/30 is used by NKVD soldiers at a checkpoint.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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 Error creating thumbnail: File missing NKVD soldiers at a checkpoint man a Maxim M1910/30. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close-up of the barrel. 
