Red Monarch (1983): Cast
Red Monarch is a 1983 comedy directed by Jack Gold, starring Colin Blakely as Stalin, Carroll Baker and David Suchet. It runs 1 hour 41 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 41m (101 min)
- Director
- Jack Gold
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Enigma Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Red Monarch About?
The premise of Red Monarch without spoilers.
Set as a British satire, the film lampoons Stalin’s inner circle as a monarchic court with absurd pomp and lavish rituals and pageantry. Amid rampant abuse of power and poisonous mistrust, some retain Bolshevist faith to the very end. Facing the firing squad, a staunch early‑revolutionary declares, “Even in the best democracy errors are being made!”
Red Monarch Themes & Keywords
· 48 tags- sexual predator
- serial rapist
- rape
- tyrannical leader
- tyrannical rule
- tyrannical regime
- communist dictator
- tyrant
- tyranny
- corrupt regime
- woman as object
- mao tse tung
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- american stereotype
- american woman
- american journalist
- american in russia
- dark satire
- sexism
- based on real person
- purge
- paranoia
- inner circle
- communist dictatorship
- 1950s
- mistrust
- maid raped by employer
- real life dystopia
- british actor playing foreigner
- color in title
- communist party official
- despotic rule
- soviet politician
- soviet leader
- post world war two
- paranoiac
- satire comedy
- dark comedy
- reference to joseph stalin
- satire
- political satire
- labor camp
- kremlin
- insecurity
- firing squad
- dictator
- american abroad
- abuse of power
- based on true story
Red Monarch Cast & Characters
Colin Blakely leads the cast as Stalin, with Carroll Baker as Ellen Brown and David Suchet as Beria. Directed by Jack Gold; 30 actors are credited in all.
- Director Jack Gold
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Colin Blakely as Stalin -
Carroll Baker as Ellen Brown - David Suchet as Beria
- Lee Montague as Lee
Also Starring in Red Monarch
· 26 more- David Kelly Sergo
- Brian Glover Nikita Krushchev
- Nigel Stock Molotov
- David Threlfall Vasily
- George A. Cooper Kaganovitch
- Wensley Pithey Voroshilov
- Ian Hogg Shaposhnikov
- Malcolm Terris Chairman of Physical Education
- Paddy Joyce Akhmet
- George Costigan Projectionist
- Glynn Edwards Vlasek
- Peter Woodthorpe Malenkov
- Oscar Quitak Mehklis
- Tim Preece Lukov
- Gawn Grainger Zamorsky
- Jean Heywood Sopha
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- Freddie Earlle Mikoyan
- Bernard Gallagher Vovka
- Eileen Helsby Nina
- Fred Lee Own Mao Tse Tung
- Flora Page Little Masha
- Virginia Balfour Housekeeper
- Ceri Jackson Olga
- Susan Carpenter Seraphima
- Darren Gordon Young Josef
- Jane Galloway Svetlana
More from Jack Gold
More films directed by Jack Gold, best-rated first: The Medusa Touch, Goodnight, Mister Tom, Into the Blue and Heavy Weather.
Red Monarch Also Known As
5 alternative titles, including “Der rote Monarch” and “A vörös cár”.
- Also known as
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- Der rote Monarch
- A vörös cár
- Czerwony monarcha
- Красный монарх
- El monarca rojo
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Red Monarch FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Red Monarch, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Red Monarch?
Red Monarch runs 1 hour 41 minutes (101 minutes).
When was Red Monarch released?
Red Monarch was released on June 16, 1983.
Who directed Red Monarch?
Red Monarch was directed by Jack Gold.
More films by Jack Gold Who is in the cast of Red Monarch?
Red Monarch stars Colin Blakely as Stalin, Carroll Baker as Ellen Brown and David Suchet as Beria, among 30 credited actors.
Does Red Monarch have a post-credit scene?
No. Red Monarch has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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