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The Assassination of Trotsky

The Assassination of Trotsky

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.

DramaHistoryThriller

Release: 1972-03-30Runtime: 103 minRating: 5.155 (55)

Cast

Richard Burton

Richard Burton

Leon Trotsky

Alain Delon

Alain Delon

Frank Jackson

Romy Schneider

Romy Schneider

Gita Samuels

Valentina Cortese

Valentina Cortese

Natalia Trotsky

Duilio Del Prete

Duilio Del Prete

Felipe

Enrico Maria Salerno

Enrico Maria Salerno

Salazar

Luigi Vannucchi

Luigi Vannucchi

Ruiz

Jean Desailly

Jean Desailly

Alfred Rosmer

Simone Valère

Simone Valère

Marguerite Rosmer

Peter Chatel

Peter Chatel

Otto

Crew

Joseph Losey

Joseph Losey

Director

Egisto Macchi

Egisto Macchi

Original Music Composer

Nicholas Mosley

Author

Pasqualino De Santis

Pasqualino De Santis

Director of Photography

Peter T. Davies

Sound Recordist

Franco Solinas

Franco Solinas

Screenplay

Annalisa Nasalli-Rocca

Costume Design

Josef Shaftel

Executive Producer

Norman Priggen

Producer

Joseph Losey

Joseph Losey

Executive Producer