The Assassination of Trotsky (1972)

Original title

L'Assassinat de Trotsky

Directed by

Joseph Losey

Genre

drama film, biographical film, historical film

Country

United Kingdom, France, Italy

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

e 14

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 57 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the story of exiled Soviet revolutionary Leon Trotsky and his life in Mexico City in 1940. It focuses on the events leading up to his murder by an NKVD agent named Frank Jacson.

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What happens

The Assassination of Trotsky is a 1972 historical thriller film directed by Joseph Losey. It dramatizes the killing of exiled Soviet revolutionary Leon Trotsky by NKVD agent Frank Jacson in Mexico City in 1940. It stars Richard Burton as Trotsky and Alain Delon as Jacson, along with Romy Schneider, Valentina Cortese, and Jean Desailly. The film was an Italian, French, and British co-production. It was released by Cinerama Releasing Corporation on April 20, 1972. It received generally negative reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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