The Death of Stalin British theatrical release poster Directed by Armando Iannucci Produced by Yann Zenou Laurent Zeitoun Nicolas Duval Adassovsky Kevin Loader Screenplay by Armando Iannucci David Schneider Ian Martin Peter Fellows Based on La mort de Staline by Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin Starring Steve Buscemi Simon Russell Beale Jeffrey Tambor Andrea Riseborough Rupert Friend Jason Isaacs Michael Palin Paddy Considine Olga Kurylenko Music by Chris Willis Cinematography Zac Nicholson Edited by Peter Lambert Production company Main Journey Quad Productions Distributed by eOne Films (United Kingdom) Gaumont (France) Release date 8 September 2017 (2017-09-08) (TIFF) 20 October 2017 (2017-10-20) (United Kingdom) Running time 107 minutes[1] Country United Kingdom France Language English Box office $12.7 million[2]