The Assassination of Trotsky
RL'Assassinat de Trotsky
“For one moment, they hold history in their hands. With one terrible blow, they make it.”
1972·103 min·Released
Studio: Cinétel, Compagnia Internazionale Alessandra Cinematografica (CIAC), DDL Cinematografica, Josef Shaftel Productions
5.3TMDb
Theatrical Mar 30, 1972
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France · French · Foreign
Overview
A Stalinist assassin tracks exiled revolutionary Leon Trotsky to Mexico in 1940.
Crew
DirectorJoseph Losey
WriterMasolino D'Amico, Franco Solinas
Cast
Richard Burton
Leon Trotsky
Alain Delon
Frank Jackson
Romy Schneider
Gita Samuels
Valentina Cortese
Natalia Trotsky
Duilio Del Prete
Felipe
Enrico Maria Salerno
Salazar
Luigi Vannucchi
Ruiz
Jean Desailly
Alfred Rosmer
Simone Valère
Marguerite Rosmer
Peter Chatel
Otto
Giorgio Albertazzi
Carlos Miranda
Sheldon Harte
Claudio Brook
Roberto (uncredited)
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Keywords
assassinationexilebiography
Details
Budget
$3M
TMDb Votes
56
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026