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Lenin: The Train
6.4 / 10• 1988• 3h 18m•NR• English
DramaHistoryTV Movie
Storyline
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 & Crew
Ben Kingsley
Lenin
Lead
Dominique Sanda
Inessa Armand
Leslie Caron
Nedeshda Krupskaja
Jason Connery
David
Timothy West
Parvus
Peter Whitman
Radek
Günther Maria Halmer
Von Planetz
DS
Dagmar Schwarz
Olga
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Damiano Damiani's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Lenin: The Train is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
