Drama ·History ·Thriller · France · 1972 · 1h 43m

The Assassination of Trotsky

L'Assassinat de Trotsky

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Director
Joseph Losey
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
Crew
Pasqualino De Santis — Director of Photography Reginald Beck — Editor Egisto Macchi — Original Music Composer Franco Solinas — Screenplay Masolino D'Amico — Screenplay Norman Priggen — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Joseph Losey Director Pasqualino De Santis Director of Photography Reginald Beck Editor Egisto Macchi Original Music Composer Franco Solinas Screenplay Masolino D'Amico Screenplay Norman Priggen Producer Richard Macdonald Production Design Annalisa Nasalli-Rocca Costume Design
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