I Was Stalin's Bodyguard
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1989-12-01
Runtime: 78 mins
Director: Semyon Aranovich
Writer: Yuri Klepikov, Semyon Aranovich
Spoken language: Pусский
Genres: Documentary
Original title: I Was Stalin's Bodyguard
Production Companies: Filmexport Studios, Panorama Studio
Production Countries: Soviet Union
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