The Plot to Kill Stalin Released 1958-09-25 is a story that falls under the Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, War category. Movie Story "In late 1952, an aging and increasingly paranoid Stalin puts in motion a purge against his doctors, with antisemitic overtones. His lackeys, including Khrushchev, Molotov and Beria, fear it will spread to the Politburo, and plan to strike first.".