Stalin's Last Plot - 2011

January 1953: On the eve of his death Stalin finds himself yet another imaginary enemy: Jewish doctors. He organizes the most violent anti-Semitic campaign ever launched in the USSR, by fabricating the "Doctors' Plot," whereby doctors are charged with conspiring to murder the highest dignitaries of the Soviet Regime. Still unknown and untold, this conspiracy underlines the climax of a political scheme successfully masterminded by Stalin to turn the Jews into the new enemies of the people. It reveals his extreme paranoia and his compulsion to manipulate those around him. The children and friends of the main victims recount for the first time their experience and their distress related to these nightmarish events.

2011
15
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.2/10

Cast

Patrick Floersheim profile picturePatrick FloersheimNarrator (voice)
Jonathan Brent profile pictureJonathan BrentSelf - Historian
Joseph Stalin profile pictureJoseph StalinSelf (archive footage)
Vyacheslav Molotov profile pictureVyacheslav MolotovSelf (archive footage)
Nikita Petrov profile pictureNikita PetrovSelf - Historian
Lavrentiy Beria profile pictureLavrentiy BeriaSelf (archive footage)
Georgi Malenkov profile pictureGeorgi MalenkovSelf (archive footage)
Solomon Mikhoels profile pictureSolomon MikhoelsSelf (archive footage)
Rudolf Slánský profile pictureRudolf SlánskýSelf (archive footage)
Leonid Mlechin profile pictureLeonid MlechinSelf - Journalist

About Stalin's Last Plot

Stalin's Last Plot Overview

January 1953: On the eve of his death Stalin finds himself yet another imaginary enemy: Jewish doctors. He organizes the most violent anti-Semitic campaign ever launched in the USSR, by fabricating the "Doctors' Plot," whereby doctors are charged with conspiring to murder the highest dignitaries of the Soviet Regime. Still unknown and untold, this conspiracy underlines the climax of a political scheme successfully masterminded by Stalin to turn the Jews into the new enemies of the people. It reveals his extreme paranoia and his compulsion to manipulate those around him. The children and friends of the main victims recount for the first time their experience and their distress related to these nightmarish events.

Age Rating: 15

Extra details

Original Title: Le Dernier Complot de Staline
Original Language: French
Directed By: Philippe Saada
Production Companies
Roche ProductionsFrance TélévisionsPlanète+DREPTSBS TVSVTYLEIsrael Broadcasting Authority (IBA)Alma Films