The film stars a host of prominent
British and American actors as Stalin's underlings, including Steve Buscemi as Nikita Khrushchev, Jeffrey Tambor as Stalin's
heir apparent Georgy Malenkov, Michael Palin as Vyacheslav Molotov, Jason Isaacs as Georgy Zhukov, Simon Russell Beale as Lavrentiy Beria and Homeland star Rupert Friend as Stalin's son Vasily.
Richly atmospheric and chillingly plausible, A Spy By Nature announces the arrival of
British author Charles Cumming as
heir apparent to masters like John le Carré and Len Deighton.