The Assassination of Trotsky

The Assassination of Trotsky

103 mins | Drama, Thriller, History | April 20, 1972

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

The Assassination of Trotsky

103 mins | Drama, Thriller, History | April 20, 1972

The Assassination of Trotsky
A Stalinist assassin tracks exiled revolutionary Leon Trotsky to Mexico in 1940.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Cinetel, Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica, Josef Shaftel Productions, Compagnia Internazionale Alessandra Cinematografica (CIAC)
Original title The Assassination of Trotsky
Directors Joseph Losey
Writers Masolino D'Amico, Nicholas Mosley, Franco Solinas

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

Luigi Vannucchi

as Ruiz

Jean Desailly

as Alfred Rosmer

Simone Valère

as Marguerite Rosmer

Peter Chatel

as Otto

Carlos Miranda

as Sheldon Harte

Claudio Brook

as Roberto (uncredited)