Lenin...The Train
Lenin...The Train | |
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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 |
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Producer | |
Editor | |
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 |
External links | |
Website |
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's role is played by British actor Ben Kingsley. The film is two part 198 minutes.
The film was produced by Rai 2 and 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)
- as Karl Radek
- Xabier Elorriaga as Fritz Platten
- Jason Connery as David Suljashvili
- Paolo Bonacelli as Grigory Zinoviev
- as Julius Martov
- Mattia Sbragia as Furstenberg
- Robin McCallum as Von Buhring
- as Von Planetz
- as Olga
- as Clarissa
- as Von Romberg
- as Georgy Safarov
References[]
- ^ a b "Lenin: The Train (1988)". Beta Film.
- ^ "Lenin... The Train". British Board of Film Classification.
External links[]
- Lenin...The Train at IMDb
Categories:
- English-language television shows
- Russian Revolution films
- Biographical films about revolutionaries
- Cultural depictions of Vladimir Lenin
- World War I films
- Italian films
- Italian television films
- English-language Italian films
- West German films
- German television films
- English-language German films
- Spanish films
- English-language Spanish films
- French films
- French television films
- English-language French films
- Austrian films
- Austrian television films
- Films directed by Damiano Damiani
- RTVE shows
- ZDF original programming
- Films set in 1917
- Rail transport films
- Films scored by Nicola Piovani
- Television film stubs