Watch The Assassination of Trotsky (1972) Official Trailer
For one moment, they hold history in their hands. With one terrible blow, they make it.
5.3 / 10 IMDb March 30, 1972 1h 43m
A Stalinist assassin tracks exiled revolutionary Leon Trotsky to Mexico in 1940.
Director
Runtime
1h 43m
Release Date
March 30, 1972
Genre
Drama, History, Thriller
Status
Released
Budget
$2,500,000
Languages
Italian, French, English
Country
France, United Kingdom, Italy
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
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
Carlos Miranda
as Sheldon Harte
Claudio Brook
as Roberto (uncredited)
Production Companies
DDL Cinematografica
Compagnia Internazionale Alessandra Cinematografica (CIAC)
Cinétel
Josef Shaftel Productions
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