Lenin...The Train
Lenin... The Train is an English-language TV film directed by Damiano Damiani in 1988.[1] The film was released on 30 November 1988 by Rai 2.[2] It is based on Vladimir Lenin's journey from Switzerland to Petrograd by sealed train through war time Germany during the Russian Revolution of 1917.[1]
| Lenin...The Train | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Michael Pearson (book) |
| Directed by | Damiano Damiani |
| Music by | Nicola Piovani |
| Country of origin | Italy West Germany France Austria Spain |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Enrico Bergier |
| Editor | Enzo Meniconi |
| Running time | 3h 18min |
| Production companies | Rai 2 Taurus Film Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) Televisión Española (TVE) |
| Release | |
| Original release | 30 November 1988 (Italy) 30 April 1990 (France) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Lenin's role is played by British actor Ben Kingsley. The film is two part 198 minutes.
The film was produced by Rai 2 and Taurus Film in collaboration with Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) and Televisión Española (TVE).
Cast
- Ben Kingsley as Lenin
- Leslie Caron as Nadezhda "Nadya" Krupskaya
- Dominique Sanda as Inessa Armand
- Timothy West as Alexander Parvus (Helphand)
- Peter Whitman as Karl Radek
- Xabier Elorriaga as Fritz Platten
- Jason Connery as David Suljashvili
- Paolo Bonacelli as Grigory Zinoviev
- Wolfgang Gasser as Julius Martov
- Mattia Sbragia as Furstenberg
- Robin McCallum as Von Buhring
- Günther Maria Halmer as Von Planetz
- Dagmar Schwarz as Olga
- Verena Mayr as Clarissa
- Hans Kraemmer as Von Romberg
- Alan Goodson as Georgy Safarov
References
- "Lenin: The Train (1988)". Beta Film.
- "Lenin... The Train". British Board of Film Classification.
External links
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