The Inner Circle (1991)

Directed by

Andrei Konchalovsky

Genre

drama film, biographical film, historical film

Country

Soviet Union, Italy, United States

Runtime

2h 17m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A projectionist named Ivan Sanchin works for Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union from 1939 to 1953. The film shows his quiet life inside the Kremlin as he serves the leader and becomes part of a system of power and surveillance.

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What happens

The Inner Circle is a 1991 drama film by Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky, telling the story of Joseph Stalin's private projectionist and KGB officer Ivan Sanchin (real name Alex Ganchin) between 1939 and 1953, the year Stalin died. Sanchin is played by Tom Hulce, and the film co-stars Lolita Davidovitch and Bob Hoskins. The film is based on a true story and is an American, Italian and Russian production. It is in English and has a running time of 137 minutes. The Inner Circle was nominated for awards at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival and the 1993 Nika Awards. The film received mixed reviews from critics. Bob Hoskins would later play another important Soviet figure: Nikita Khrushchev in Jean-Jacques Annaud's Enemy at the Gates. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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