The Inner Circle

Explosive. Unforgettable. True.

Life changes for a Moscow worker when he's made Stalin's personal film projectionist but cannot tell his bride.

Drama History

Tom Hulce

(Ivan Sanshin)

Lolita Davidovich

(Anastasia)

Bob Hoskins

(Beria)

Aleksandr Zbruev

(Stalin)

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

(Prof. Bartnev)

Bess Meyer

(Katya (16 years))

Mariya Baranova

(Katya (10 years))

Irina Kupchenko

(Directress)

Vladimir Kuleshov

(colonel Shchelkasov)

Vsevolod Larionov

(General Rumiantsev)

Aleksandr Filippenko

(Major Khitrov)

Evdokiya Germanova

(Governess)

Lyubov Matyushina

(Sonia Gubelman)

Aleksandr Garin

(Vasily Morda)

Mariya Vinogradova

(Fedosia)

Aleksandr Lipkov

(Aaron Gubelman)

Antonina Anokhina

(Claudia Morda)

Aleksandr Sirin

(Voronkin)

Oleg Tabakov

(Vlasik)

Mikhail Kononov

(Voroshilov)

Aleksandr Feklistov

(Bolshakov)

Vladimir Steklov

(Chrustalev)

Elena Borzunova

(Popova (Girl Officer))

Irina Lazareva

(Barbara (Waitress))

Vira Yefraimova

(Kathy (3 years))

Ilya Chanbudanov

(Kaganovich)

Viktor Balabanov

(Molotov)

Viktor Uralsky

(Kalinin)

Valentin Cheryakov

(Malenkov)

Victor Tardian

(Mikoyan)

Ivan Teplov

(Projectionist)

Ivanova Petrova

(Tanya)

Aleksandr Pashutin

(Commandant of the Train)

Sergei Artsybashev

(Beria's Officer)

Olga Volkova

(Tamara Petrovna (uncredited))