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The Assassination of Trotsky
“For one moment, they hold history in their hands. With one terrible blow, they make it.”
5.3 / 10• 1972• 1h 43m•NR• French
DramaHistoryThriller
Storyline
A Stalinist assassin tracks exiled revolutionary Leon Trotsky to Mexico in 1940.
Cast & Crew
Richard Burton
Leon Trotsky
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Joseph Losey's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Assassination of Trotsky is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
