The Assassination Of Trotsky
Brief Synopsis
After having been forced to leave the Soviet Union 1929 Trotsky has ended up in Mexico 1940. He is still busy with the politics. Stalin has sent out an assassin, Frank Jacson. Jacson befriends a young communist and gets an invitation to Trotsky's house.
Cast & Crew
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Joseph Losey
Director
Richard Burton
Leon Trotsky
Alain Delon
Jacson
Romy Schneider
Gita
Valentina Cortese
Natasha/Natalya
Enrico Maria Salerno
Salazar
Film Details
Also Known As
Assassinat de Trotsky, L', Assassination of Trotsky, L' Assassinat de Trotsky
MPAA Rating
Genre
Historical
Political
Thriller
Release Date
1972
Production Company
De Laurentiis Company; Valoria Films
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 45m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Technicolor)
Synopsis
In 1940, Trotsky is hiding out in Mexico. A Stalinist infiltrates his presence and kills him with an ice pick.
Director
Joseph Losey
Director
Cast
Richard Burton
Leon Trotsky
Alain Delon
Jacson
Romy Schneider
Gita
Valentina Cortese
Natasha/Natalya
Enrico Maria Salerno
Salazar
Luigi Vannucchi
Ruiz
Duilio Del Prete
Felipe
Jean Desailly
Mr Rosmer
Simone Valere
Mrs Rosmer
Egisto Macchi
Sheldon
Peter Chatel
Otto
Hunt Powers
Lou
Gianni Lofredo
Sam
Pierangelo Civera
Pedro
Mike Forest
Jim
Marco Lucantoni
Seva
Carlos Miranda
Claudio Brook
Crew
Pierluigi Basile
Art Direction Assistant
Reginald Beck
Editor
Mario Cimini
Camera Operator
Riccardo Coccia
Production Manager
Aldo Colanzi
Key Grip
Carlo Cotti
Assistant (To Joseph Losey)
Masolino D'amico
Screenwriter
Pamela Davies
Continuity
Peter Davies
Sound Mixer
Pasqualino De Santis
Director Of Photography
Arrigo Equini
Art Direction
Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci
Other
Carlo Lastricati
Assistant (To Joseph Losey)
Dante Lazzari
Property Master
Luciano Leoni
Gaffer
Joseph Losey
Producer
Egisto Macchi
Music
Richard Macdonald
Production Designer
Marcello Mastrogirolamo
Other
Maria Miccinilli
Hairdresser
Nicholas Mosley
Screenwriter
Norman Priggen
Producer
Francesco Raffa
Property Master
Annalisa Nasalli Rocca
Wardrobe Design
Josef Shaftel
Executive Producer
Roberto Siti
Editor
Alessandro Tasca
Production Executive
Henry Tiquet
Camera Operator
Film Details
Also Known As
Assassinat de Trotsky, L', Assassination of Trotsky, L' Assassinat de Trotsky
MPAA Rating
Genre
Historical
Political
Thriller
Release Date
1972
Production Company
De Laurentiis Company; Valoria Films
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 45m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Technicolor)
Quotes
Trivia
One of the films included in "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (and how they got that way)" by Harry Medved and Randy Dreyfuss.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1972
Released in United States October 13, 1972
Shown at New York Film Festival October 13, 1972.
Released in United States 1972
Released in United States October 13, 1972 (Shown at New York Film Festival October 13, 1972.)
