Quick Facts
DirectorJoseph Losey
Runtime1h 43m · e 14
GenresDrama · History · Thriller
Release1972-03-30
Film
The Assassination of Trotsky
1972· e 14· 1h 43m· Drama· History· Thriller
“For one moment, they hold history in their hands. With one terrible blow, they make it.”
A Stalinist assassin tracks exiled revolutionary Leon Trotsky to Mexico in 1940.
1972-03-30
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Key Crew
DirectorJoseph Losey
ScreenplayFranco Solinas
ProducerNorman Priggen
Director of PhotographyPasqualino De Santis
Original Music ComposerEgisto Macchi
EditorReginald Beck
Full cast & crew (13 cast · 14 crew)
Details
Released1972-03-30
Runtime1h 43m · e 14
StatusReleased
StudiosDDL Cinematografica · Compagnia Internazionale Alessandra Cinematografica (CIAC) · Cinétel
Budget$3M
LanguagesItalian · French · English
CountriesFrance · United Kingdom · Italy
Rating5.3/10 · 57 votes
Original languagefr
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