Long but great just the same

Rating: 10/10 (15 October 1999)

Very long movie is a classic just the same. Takes a while to pick up speed, but if you can hang tough and are still around when it does get moving you'll be glad you waited. Career performances by Sharif and by Christie, who's an absolute heart-breaker and never ever looked better. On the flip side, Steiger plays the pig very well. Train ride through the Urals is overpowering, and seems to capture the essence of the desperation and misery of the Russian Revolution.