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Director Semyon Aranovich

Writer Yuri Klepikov (Writer), Semyon Aranovich (Writer)

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

Release Date December 1, 1989

Runtime 78 min (1h 18m)

Country Soviet Union

Language RU

Budget N/A

Box Office N/A

Studios Filmexport Studios • Panorama Studio

I Was Stalin's Bodyguard (1989)

Name: I Was Stalin's Bodyguard
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1989-12-01
Rating: 2.5

Directed by Semyon Aranovich

• Written by Yuri Klepikov , Semyon Aranovich

⭐ 2.5 / 5 (6 votes) ⏱️ 78 min 🎬 Documentary

Ratings Breakdown:

6 ratings

0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars

Synopsis

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.