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Playhouse 90•Season 3•Episode 1

The Plot to Kill Stalin

8.1/10 · 38 votesSep 25, 195890 min

Ranked #5 of 16 in Season 3•+0.2 vs season avg

In late 1952, an aging and increasingly paranoid Stalin puts in motion a purge against his doctors, with anti-Semitic overtones. His lackeys, including Khrushchev, Molotov and Beria, fear it will spread to the Politburo, and plan to strike first.

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Episode Summary

"The Plot to Kill Stalin" is episode 1 of Playhouse 90 season 3. It scored 8.1/10 from 38 votes, ranking #5 of 16 episodes this season (season average 7.9). It aired on September 25, 1958.

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