I Was Stalin's Bodyguard

I Was Stalin's Bodyguard

1989
1h 18m
4.2

4.2/10

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Overview

This controversial documentary created a storm in Russia by taking the cloak off a violent, repressive period of Soviet history. Filmmaker Semyon Aranovich found the last surviving personal bodyguard of Joseph Stalin, Alexey Robin, who began working for the dictator in the 1930s.

Status: Released

Language: RU

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Production Information

Production Companies
Filmexport Studios Panorama Studio
Production Countries
Soviet Union
Spoken Languages
Russian

Quick Facts

Original Title Я служил в охране Сталина, или Опыт документальной мифологии
Release Date December 1, 1989
Status Released
Language RU
IMDb ID tt0098682

Cast

Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin

Fyodor F. Feodorovsky
Fyodor F. Feodorovsky

Nadezhda Alliluyeva
Nadezhda Alliluyeva

Stalin's 2nd wife

Alexey Rybin
Alexey Rybin

Stalin's bodyguard

Key Crew

Semyon Aranovich
Director
Semyon Aranovich
Writer
Yuri Klepikov
Writer