Lenin...The Train (1988)

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

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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