The Assassination of Trotsky
1972 · Movie · 103 min · ★ 5.3
After having been forced to leave the Soviet Union 1929 Trotsky has ended up in Mexico 1940. He is still busy with politics, promoting socialism to the world. Stalin has sent out an assassin, Frank Jackson. Jackson befriends a young communist and gets an invitation to Trotsky's house.
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Details
- Original title
- L'Assassinat de Trotsky
- Years
- 1972
- Release date
- 1972-03-30
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 103 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.3/10 (57 votes)
- Budget
- $2,500,000
Themes
- assassination
- exile
- biography
Cast & crew
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
Directed by Joseph Losey