Genres
Production Companies
ZDF
Stalin's Daughter (Stalins Tochter)
Escaping the shadow of her father
Overview
A shock wave started as Stalin's daughter Svetlana Iosifovna Alliluyeva fled to the West. During her childhood, she remained at the center of power and was her father's favorite child. However, her life was overshadowed by death and violence. Her mother and brother died, family members were murdered, and her partner was exiled by Stalin. The Iron Curtain was an obstacle in her family dream. This documentary shows for the first time interviews with friends and relatives, exclusive photos and documentation, as well as the last and never broadcast interview with Alliloejeva.
Key Crew
Director of Photography: Jean Schablin
Director: Jobst Knigge
Writer: Jobst Knigge
Top Cast
Nick Benjamin
Narrator
Svetlana Alliluyeva
Self
Joseph Stalin
(archive footage)
Marfa Peshkova
Self/Maxim Gorky's Granddaughter
Alexander Burdonsky
Self/Joseph Stalin's Grandchild
Olga Trifonova
Historian
Sergei Khrushchev
Self/Nikita Khrushchev's Son
Martha Schad
Historian
