I WAS STALIN'S BODYGUARD
[DV94248]

This controversial documentary created a storm in Russia by taking the cloakoff a violent, repressive period of Soviet history. Filmmaker Semyon Aranovichfound the last surviving personal bodyguard of Josef Stalin, who began workingfor the dictator in the 1930s. I Was Stalin's Bodyguard weaves together unprecedented, first-hand testimony with rare footage, including Stalin's home movies. What emerges is a singular portrait of a violent and complex era during which Stalin consolidated his power through brutal repressions, yet led the Soviet Union to victory in World War II. Aranovish has a nice sense of irony" (David Robinson London Times). In Russian with English Semyon Aranovich---USSR---1989---73 mins."

Directed by: Aranovich, Semyon

Running time: 73

Year: 1989

Russian with English Subtitles