Lenin: The Train
Overview
March/April 1917. The first world war is already a couple year to pace. A sealed train with Russian emigrants keeps on driving from Zürich Germany and Sweden to Sint-Petersburg. The outlaws stand under the guidance of Vladimir J. Lenin. Two senior officers support the revolutionary bomb "to ensure that everything runs smoothly. Yet there are some unpleasant clashes between Socialists and enthusiastic workers who are worried about the war. During train travel there comes an end to Lenin's affair with the gracious Inessa, and his wife Nadja is prepared take back him. The triumphant entrance in St. Petersburg will exceed all expectations....
Cast
Ben KingsleyLenin
Dominique SandaInessa Armand
Leslie CaronNedeshda Krupskaja
Jason ConneryDavid
Timothy WestParvus
Peter WhitmanRadek
Günther Maria HalmerVon PlanetzDagmar SchwarzOlga
Xabier ElorriagaPlatten
Paolo BonacelliZinoviev
Mattia SbragiaFurstenbergRobin McCallumVon Buhring
Crew
DirectorDamiano Damiani
Details
Release DateNovember 30, 1988
LanguagesEnglish
StudiosTF1 Films Production, RAI, ORF
