Storyline
A train travels through the vastness of Russia, a train with German prisoners of war returning home, and Viktor Kleist, a young German communist from an intellectual home in Munich, travels back home with them. During the journey, the stations on his way to Lenin wake up again.
Cast & Crew
GR
Gottfried Richter
Viktor Kleist
Lead
Mikhail Ulyanov
Lenin
Helga Göring
Mrs. Kleist
Winfried Glatzeder
Rolf Rosenow
Inge Keller
Mrs. von Roettger
Dieter Mann
Erich
Carmen-Maja Antoni
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Kurt Müller-Reitzner
Major
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Günter Reisch's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. On the Way to Lenin is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
