The Assassination of Trotsky

The Assassination of Trotsky (1972)

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

Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Release Date: 1972-04-20
User Rating: 5/10 from 38 ratings
Runtime: 1h 43min
Language: English
Production Company: Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica
Production Country: France, United Kingdom, Italy
Director: Joseph Losey
Writers: Masolino D'Amico, Franco Solinas.

5

From 38 Ratings

5.7

Summary

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

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Cast
Crew

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

as
Carlos Miranda

as Sheldon Harte
Claudio Brook

as Roberto (uncredited)

Directing	Joseph Losey	Director
Writing	Nicholas Mosley	Author
Camera	Pasqualino De Santis	Director of Photography
Sound	Egisto Macchi	Original Music Composer
Art	Arrigo Equini	Art Direction
Production	Norman Priggen	Producer
Production	Joseph Losey	Executive Producer
Writing	Masolino D'Amico	Screenplay
Writing	Franco Solinas	Screenplay
Art	Richard Macdonald	Production Design
Production	Josef Shaftel	Executive Producer
Editing	Reginald Beck	Editor
Costume & Make-Up	Annalisa Nasalli-Rocca	Costume Design
Sound	Peter T. Davies	Sound Recordist