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Stalin and the Katyn Massacre
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Stalin and the Katyn Massacre

2020-02-18 · 98 min · ★ 7.2

Documentary · History · TV Movie

The Katyn massacre, carried out by the Soviet NKVD in 1940, was only one of many unspeakable crimes committed by Stalin's ruthless executioners over three decades. The mass murder of thousands of Polish officers was part of a relentless purge, the secrets and details of which have only recently been partially revealed.

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Directors
Cédric Tourbe
Production companies
La Générale de Production, Silver Frame, ARTE, Telewizja Polska
Countries
France, Poland
Status
Released

Top Cast

Cédric TourbeCédric TourbeSelf - Narrator (voice)
Dmitry TokarevSelf (voice)
Leon TrotskyLeon TrotskySelf (archive footage)
Lavrentiy BeriaLavrentiy BeriaSelf (archive footage)
Felix DzerzhinskyFelix DzerzhinskySelf (archive footage)
Vyacheslav MenzhinskyVyacheslav MenzhinskySelf (archive footage)
Genrikh YagodaGenrikh YagodaSelf (archive footage)
Joseph StalinJoseph StalinSelf (archive footage)
Nikolai YezhovNikolai YezhovSelf (archive footage)
Kliment VoroshilovKliment VoroshilovSelf (archive footage)
Vyacheslav MolotovVyacheslav MolotovSelf (archive footage)
Anastas MikoyanAnastas MikoyanSelf (archive footage)
Lazar KaganovichLazar KaganovichSelf (archive footage)
Mikhail KalininMikhail KalininSelf (archive footage)
Nikita KhrushchevNikita KhrushchevSelf (archive footage)
Kyrylo StudynskySelf (archive footage)
Władysław SikorskiWładysław SikorskiSelf (archive footage)
Winston ChurchillWinston ChurchillSelf (archive footage)
Ivan MaiskyIvan MaiskySelf (archive footage)
Anthony EdenAnthony EdenSelf (archive footage)

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