Lenin, You Rascal, You

Lenin, You Rascal, You

1972 · 98 min · ★ 5.4 · Comedy

A comedy based on partially authentic events. The year is 1917, World War I is raging and dividing Germany between west and east. The Russian tsar is deposed. Lenin, who is in Zurich, wants to start a revolution – but how? An unbroken chain of accidents and assassination attempts ends in St. Petersburg, Lenin's target. This marks the beginning of 10 days that will shake the world.

Directed by Kirsten Stenbæk · Written by Bent Grasten

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