The Assassination of Trotsky

"For one moment, they hold history in their hands. With one terrible blow, they make it."

Mar 30 1972 R 1h 43m
Biography, Drama, History

A Stalinist assassin tracks exiled revolutionary Leon Trotsky to Mexico in 1940.

Plot

After having been forced to leave the Soviet Union 1929 Trotsky has ended up in Mexico 1940. He is still busy with politics, promoting socialism to the world. Stalin has sent out an assassin, Frank Jackson. Jackson befriends a young communist and gets an invitation to Trotsky's house.

Written by

Masolino D'Amico, Nicholas Mosley, Franco Solinas

Directed by

Joseph Losey

Production Countries

Italy, United Kingdom, France

Production Companies

Josef Shaftel Productions, Cinétel, Compagnia Internazionale Alessandra Cinematografica (CIAC), Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica

Languages

Español, English

Awards

N/A

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