

The Assassination of Trotsky
Original Title: “L'Assassinat de Trotsky”
“For one moment, they hold history in their hands. With one terrible blow, they make it.”
Overview
A Stalinist assassin tracks exiled revolutionary Leon Trotsky to Mexico in 1940.
Top Cast

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
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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