Lenin: The Train

Lenin: The Train (1988)

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....

Date of release
1988-11-30
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (11)
Runtime
3h 18m
Genres
Drama, History, TV Movie
Director
Damiano Damiani

Casting

Interesting facts

Lenin... The Train is a 1988 English-language TV miniseries directed by Damiano Damiani. Produced by Rai 2 and Taurus Film in collaboration with Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) and Televisión Española (TVE), it premiered on 30 November on Rai 2. It follows Vladimir Lenin on his journey from Switzerland to Petrograd by sealed train through wartime Germany during the Russian Revolution of 1917.

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