The Assassination of Trotsky

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1972,

1h 43m,

History/

Drama

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A Stalinist assassin (Alain Delon) tracks exiled revolutionary Leon Trotsky (Richard Burton) to Mexico in 1940.

Robert Sullivan

Los Angeles Free Press

Jan 3, 2020

After watching Trotsky's death, his wife's tears, the assassin's questioning, and the girl's hysterics, the viewer is almost left with a feeling of "So what?"

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John Hofsess

Maclean's Magazine

Oct 9, 2019

The Assassination Of Trotsky is a superb film that debunks the romanticism of political violence.

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Joseph Losey

Director

Richard Burton

Leon Trotsky

Alain Delon

Frank Jackson

Romy Schneider

Gita Samuels

Valentina Cortese

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Enrico Maria Salerno

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Synopsis

A Stalinist assassin (Alain Delon) tracks exiled revolutionary Leon Trotsky (Richard Burton) to Mexico in 1940.

Director: Joseph Losey
Screenwriter: Nicholas Mosley
Rating: R
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 43m

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