The Assassination of Trotsky (1972)
For one moment, they hold history in their hands. With one terrible blow, they make it.
103 min
A Stalinist assassin tracks exiled revolutionary Leon Trotsky to Mexico in 1940.
- Release date
- March 30, 1972
- Country of origin
- Italy, France, United Kingdom
- Budget
- $2,500,000
Where to watch
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Cast
- Richard Burton as Leon Trotsky
- Alain Delon as Frank Jackson
- Romy Schneider as Gita Samuels
- Valentina Cortese as Natalia Sedowa 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
- Claudio Brook as Roberto (uncredited)
Crew
- Joseph Losey · Director
- Nicholas Mosley · Writer
- Norman Priggen · Producer
- Egisto Macchi · Composer
- Pasqualino De Santis · Cinematographer
- Reginald Beck · Editor
- Guidarino Guidi · Casting director
- Richard Macdonald · Production designer