The Inner Circle (1992)

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Tom Hulce stars as Ivan Sanshin, a retiring family man, who in 1935 becomes Joseph Stalin's (Alexandre Zbruev) personal film projectionist. Taken to the Kremlin to screen Hollywood features for the Soviet leader, Sanshin's happiness soon turns to misery as he becomes privy to the dictator's brutality.

Cast

Tom Hulce
as Ivan Sanshin
Lolita Davidovich
as Anastasia
Bess Meyers
Bob Hoskins
as Beria
Aleksandr Zbruyev
as Stalin
Alexander Zbruyev
as Stalin
Bess Meyer
as Katya (age 16)
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
as Professor
Oleg Tabakov
as Vlasik
Maria Baranova
as Katya (10 years)
Vsevolod Larionov
as Rumyanstev
Marla Baranova
as Katya (age 10)
Irina Kupchenko
as Directress
Vladimir Khulishov
as Colonel Schelkasov
Aleksandr Filippenko
as Major Khitrov
Evdokiya Germanova
as Governess
Liubov Matiushina
as Sonia Gubleman
Aleksandr Garin
as Vasily Morda
Maria Vinogradova
as Fedosia
L. Matyushina
Alexander Filippenko
as Maj. Khitrov
Aleksandr Lipkov
as Aaron Gubleman
Antonina Anokhina
as Claudia Morda
Aleksandr Sirin
as Voronkin
Perry Bullington
Mikhail Kononov
as Kliment Y. Voroshilov
Aleksandr Feklistov
as Bolshakov
Vladimir Steklov
as Chrustalev
Elena Borzunova
as Popova
Robert MacDonald
Vladimir Petrov
as Tanya
Irina Lazareva
as Barbara
Vira Ekroimova
as Katya (age 3)
John P. Ryan
Alexandr Surin
as Voronkin
Ilja Chanbudanov
as Kaganovich
Viktor Balabanov
as Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Victor Tradian
as Mikoyan
Viktor Uralsky
as Kilanin
Valentin Cherviakov
as Georgi M. Malenkov
Victor Tardian
as Anastas I. Mikoyan
Ivan Teplov
as Projectionist
Ivanova Petrova
as Tanya
Aleksandr Pashutin
as Commandant of the Train
Sergei Arzibashev
as Beria's Officer
Victor Uralsky
as Mikoyan
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Critic Reviews for The Inner Circle

All Critics (9) | Top Critics (2)

What begins as an intoxicating champagne cocktail goes flat. Ultimately, surprisingly, the film's wildly beating heart is cold.

Feb 7, 2018 | Full Review…
Newsweek
Top Critic

The Inner Circle's intention is... heroic, and its achievement admirable.

Aug 13, 2018 | Full Review…
The New York Review of Books

As Konchalovsky moves farther and farther from the Kremlin, The Inner Circle cracks apart.

Apr 25, 2018 | Full Review…
Hartford Courant

A interesting true story that's handled in a pedestrian manner.

Dec 17, 2002 | Rating: 3/5
Kansas City Star
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