Film about Stalin were grandfathers corpse is dug up

When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains — just who is running the government?

A bust of Stalin is cut open on an operating table, leading to an elaborate animated depiction of Czech history from 1948 (the Communist takeover) to 1989 (the Velvet Revolution).

The enigma of the personality cult is revealed in the grand spectacle of Stalin’s funeral. The film is based on unique archive footage, shot in the USSR on March 5 - 9, 1953, when the country mourned and buried Joseph Stalin.

The plot of this documentary is dedicated to the tragic fate of Joseph Stalin's grandchildren.

A short documentary that traces the family history of Josef Stalin's grandson, Evgenij Dzhugashvili, who closely resembles and admires his grandfather, despite having been rejcted by him

Rare color footage shot by one of the Soviet Union’s greatest filmmakers, Mikheil Chiaureli, who was responsible for the film “The Fall of Berlin” has been restored and edited into what can best be described as a sixty minute ‘you are there’ documentary covering the funeral of Stalin.

What happened in 1953 in Stalin’s secret dacha in Kuntsevo? The last five days of the dictator. Bizarre and abstruse. The film presents narratives about the life and death of the scrupulous power seeker Stalin. A life full of cruelties and red glamour which ended 70 years ago in his secret dacha in Kuntsevo. The almighty suddenly powerless.

Stalin's career retraced in the form of an indictment of the dictator using newsreels and extracts from fictional films.