The Girl in the Kremlin

The Girl in the Kremlin

The story behind the world's greatest conspiracy!

NR 1957 · 81 min · ★ 5.0 · Drama, Mystery, Thriller

In Moscow 1953, four terrified women prisoners are brought before Joseph Stalin, who chooses the beautiful Dasha. He punishes her by shaving off her long hair. Moments later, a plastic surgeon leads Stalin into the operating room and transforms his face so that he is unrecognizable. He vanishes, but OSS agent Steve Anderson searches for him in Europe.

Directed by Russell Birdwell · Written by DeWitt Bodeen

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Lex Barker Steve Anderson
Zsa Zsa Gabor Lili Grisenko / Greta Grisenko
Jeffrey Stone Mischa Rimilkin
Maurice Manson Joseph Stalin / Count Molda
William Schallert Jacob Stalin
Natalie Daryll Dasha
Aram Katcher Lavrenti Beria
Norbert Schiller Ivan Brubof
Michael Fox Igor Smetka
Elena Da Vinci Olga Smetka
Phillipa Fallon Nina
Charles Horvath Deshilov

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