The Plot to Kill Stalin

“A Real-Life Drama”

In late 1952, an aging and increasingly paranoid Stalin puts in motion a purge against his doctors, with antisemitic overtones. His lackeys, including Khrushchev, Molotov and Beria, fear it will spread to the Politburo, and plan to strike first.

Screenplay

David Karp

Director

Delbert Mann

Status

Released

Release date

25/09/1958

Original language

English