Stalin's Sickle
“In the 1960s a nine-year-old catholic boy imagines he meets Staline and decides to fight him.”
Synopsis
It is 1962. New Zealand is emerging from the austerity of the 1950s into a new age. Daniel is a nine-year-old Catholic boy, an only child given to colourful imaginings. He discovers that an old man who passes the plate in church bears a striking resemblance to the great Russian dictator, Joseph Stalin. Daniel starts to believe that the old man really is Stalin, come to take over New Zealand. Daniel takes it upon himself to give Stalin a fright and send him on his way. He hits on a method of doing so after finding where the old man lives and spying on him. Stalin is banished, but events take a strange twist, leaving Daniel with an even worse threat to deal with.
Top Cast
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- Director
- Costa Botes
- Screenplay & Story
- Costa Botes, Anne Kennedy, Michael Morrissey
- Original Title
- Stalin's Sickle
- Country of Origin
- New Zealand
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 26m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Costa Botes
Costa Botes, Anne Kennedy, Michael Morrissey
Murray Milne
Peter Evans
Costa Botes, Brian Sweeney
Department Leadership Roster
Costa Botes
Writer
Anne Kennedy
Writer
Murray Milne
Director of Photography
Peter Evans
Editor
Costa Botes
Producer
Brian Sweeney
Producer
Costa Botes
Director
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What is Stalin's Sickle about?
It is 1962. New Zealand is emerging from the austerity of the 1950s into a new age. Daniel is a nine-year-old Catholic boy, an only child given to colourful imaginings. He discovers that an old man who passes the plate in church bears a striking resemblance to the great Russian dictator, Joseph Stalin. Daniel starts to believe that the old man really is Stalin, come to take over New Zealand. Daniel takes it upon himself to give Stalin a fright and send him on his way. He hits on a method of doing so after finding where the old man lives and spying on him. Stalin is banished, but events take a strange twist, leaving Daniel with an even worse threat to deal with.
Who directed Stalin's Sickle?
Stalin's Sickle was directed by Costa Botes.
Who stars in Stalin's Sickle?
The principal cast of Stalin's Sickle includes Stacey Adams, Jim Macfarlane.
When was Stalin's Sickle released and how long is it?
Stalin's Sickle was released in 1987 with a total runtime of 26m.