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Lenin...The Train (1988)

Lenin...The Train poster
Original title
Lenin: The Train
Directed by
Damiano Damiani
Genre
drama film, historical film
Country
Germany, France
Runtime
3h 28m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This miniseries follows Vladimir Lenin on a train journey from Switzerland to Russia in 1917. The German government allows him to cross their war zone, hoping he will stir up revolution in Russia.

tensehistoricalslow-burnseriouscerebralfocusedwintrymethodical

What happens

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 (Ben Kingsley) on his journey from Switzerland to Petrograd by sealed train through wartime Germany during the Russian Revolution of 1917. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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