Lenin...The Train
| 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) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Rai 2 |
| Release | 30 November 1988 |
Lenin... The Train is a 1988 English-language TV miniseries directed by Damiano Damiani. Produced by Rai 2 and Taurus Film in collaboration with Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) and Televisión Española (TVE), it premiered on 30 November on Rai 2. It follows Vladimir Lenin (Ben Kingsley) on his journey from Switzerland to Petrograd by sealed train through wartime Germany during the Russian Revolution of 1917.