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The Assassination of Trotsky

1972 · 1h 43m · Drama, History, Thriller

For one moment, they hold history in their hands. With one terrible blow, they make it.

A Stalinist assassin tracks exiled revolutionary Leon Trotsky to Mexico in 1940.

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Cast

• Richard Burton as Leon Trotsky
• Alain Delon as Frank Jackson
• Romy Schneider as Gita Samuels
• Valentina Cortese as Natalia Trotsky
• Duilio Del Prete as Felipe
• Enrico Maria Salerno as Salazar
• Luigi Vannucchi as Ruiz
• Jean Desailly as Alfred Rosmer
• Simone Valère as Marguerite Rosmer
• Peter Chatel as Otto
• Giorgio Albertazzi
• Carlos Miranda as Sheldon Harte

Details

Director

Joseph Losey

Released

March 30, 1972

Runtime

1h 43m

Genres

Drama, History, Thriller

Studio

DDL Cinematografica, Compagnia Internazionale Alessandra Cinematografica (CIAC) and Cinétel

Status

Released

TMDB score

5.3 / 10 from 58 votes