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Lenin: The Train (1988)

Lenin: The Train (1988)

Drama History TV Movie
Release Date: 1988, November 30
Directors: Damiano Damiani
Countries: Austria, Germany, France, Italy
Production: TF1 Films Production, RAI, ORF
Cast: Mattia Sbragia, Ben Kingsley, Dominique Sanda, Paolo Bonacelli, Peter Whitman, Günther Maria Halmer, Leslie Caron, Timothy West, Jason Connery, Xabier Elorriaga, Jeannine Mestre, Dagmar Schwarz

Overview:

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....

Keywords:

falling in love extramarital affair revolution russian revolution (1917) inessa armand