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I Was Stalin's Bodyguard
I Was Stalin's Bodyguard
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  2. I Was Stalin's Bodyguard

I Was Stalin's Bodyguard

Original Title: Я служил в охране Сталина, или Опыт документальной мифологии

1989
1h 18m
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

1989

Runtime

1h 18m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 18m
Dec 1, 1989
Languages
Russian
Director
Semyon Aranovich
Semyon Aranovich
Production
Filmexport Studios
Filmexport Studios
Panorama Studio
Panorama Studio
Production Countries
Soviet Union

Top Cast

4 Cast Members

Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin

Fyodor F. Feodorovsky

Nadezhda Alliluyeva

Nadezhda Alliluyeva

Stalin's 2nd wife

Alexey Rybin

Alexey Rybin

Stalin's bodyguard

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