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....
Ben Kingsley
as Lenin
Dominique Sanda
as Inessa Armand
Leslie Caron
as Nedeshda Krupskaja
Jason Connery
as David
Timothy West
as Parvus
Peter Whitman
as Radek
Günther Maria Halmer
as Von Planetz
Dagmar Schwarz
as Olga
Xabier Elorriaga
as Platten
Paolo Bonacelli
as Zinoviev
Mattia Sbragia
as Furstenberg
Robin McCallum
as Von Buhring
