The read
It runs long at 3h 18m.
Synopsis
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....
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Damiano DamianiDirector
- Fulvio Gicca PalliWriter
- Damiano DamianiWriter
Cast
- Ben KingsleyLenin
- Dominique SandaInessa Armand
- Leslie CaronNedeshda Krupskaja
- Jason ConneryDavid
- Timothy WestParvus
- Peter WhitmanRadek
- Günther Maria HalmerVon Planetz
- Dagmar SchwarzOlga
- Xabier ElorriagaPlatten
- Paolo BonacelliZinoviev
- Mattia SbragiaFurstenberg
- Robin McCallumVon Buhring
Stills
Themes
revolutioninessa armandfalling in loveextramarital affairrussian revolution (1917)