Lenin: The Train (1988)
"Il treno di Lenin" (original title)

Director:

Damiano Damiani

Writers:

Damiano Damiani (story), Enzo Bettiza (story),

Stars:

Ben Kingsley, Leslie Caron, Dominique Sanda

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ben Kingsley	...	Lenin
Leslie Caron	...	Nadia
Dominique Sanda	...	Inessa Armand
Timothy West	...	Parvus
Peter Whitman	...	Radek
Xabier Elorriaga	...	Platten
Jason Connery	...	David
Paolo Bonacelli	...	Zinoviev
Mattia Sbragia	...	Furstenberg
Robin Lermitte	...	Von Buhring
Günther Maria Halmer	...	Von Planetz
Dagmar Schwarz	...	Olga
Verena Mayr	...	Clarissa
Jeannine Mestre	...	Lilina
Hans Kraemmer	...	Von Romberg

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Details

Country:

Italy West Germany France Austria Spain

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 April 1990 (France)

Also Known As:

Der Zug

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rai Due, Taurus Film, TF1 Films Production

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Lenin in Paris (1981)

User Reviews

By Train To The October Revolution

Before viewing 'Lenin: The Train' for the second time, I went and visited the On Line Encyclopedia to remember the Russia-1917-story. So, I found back Lenin, his mistress Inès, and all the people they had met on their way to the Revolution. This time they were very familiar to me. In this road motion picture, they are credible human beings. Damiani is a good director. The special atmosphere of travelling by train, I have always been fond of, is there. The regular knocking of the wheels on the rails, and the train that whistles are part of the cast and the drama. It's a film where we find a small bit of war and great moral battle; a few distressing scenes when people are killed; love and treason, shown with discretion, penetrate the soul. If there are some boring scenes in this 170 minutes film for which the 8/10 rate has not been robbed, they are washed away by the nice music. Go and see. Brilliant!