The Assassination of Trotsky
For one moment, they hold history in their hands. With one terrible blow, they make it.
1972 | 103m | French
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Joseph Losey |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Nicholas Mosley, Masolino D'Amico, Franco Solinas |
| Staring: |
| A Stalinist assassin tracks exiled revolutionary Leon Trotsky to Mexico in 1940. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 30, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Joseph Losey |
| Writer: | Nicholas Mosley, Masolino D'Amico, Franco Solinas |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller, History |
| Keywords | assassination, exile, biography |
| Production Companies | Cinétel, DDL Cinematografica, Josef Shaftel Productions, Compagnia Internazionale Alessandra Cinematografica (CIAC) |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $2,500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Richard Burton | Leon Trotsky |
| 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 |
| Simone Valère | Marguerite Rosmer |
| Peter Chatel | Otto |
| Giorgio Albertazzi | |
| Carlos Miranda | Sheldon Harte |
| Claudio Brook | Roberto (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Nicholas Mosley | Author |
| Masolino D'Amico | Screenplay |
| Reginald Beck | Editor |
| Arrigo Equini | Art Direction |
| Richard Macdonald | Production Design |
| Annalisa Nasalli-Rocca | Costume Design |
| Peter T. Davies | Sound Recordist |
| Egisto Macchi | Original Music Composer |
| Joseph Losey | Director |
| Pasqualino De Santis | Director of Photography |
| Franco Solinas | Screenplay |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Norman Priggen | Producer |
| Josef Shaftel | Executive Producer |
| Joseph Losey | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venice Film Festival | Best Actress | Romolo Valli | Won |
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