The Assassination of Trotsky
| The Assassination of Trotsky | |
|---|---|
Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica Compagnia Internazionale Alessandra Cinematografica Cinétel | |
| Distributed by | Cinerama Releasing Corporation |
Release date | 20 April 1972 |
Running time | 103 minutes |
| Countries | Italy France United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £1 million ($2.4 million)[1] |
| Box office | 561,109 admissions (France)[2] |
The Assassination of Trotsky is a 1972 British historical drama film, directed by Joseph Losey with a screenplay by Nicholas Mosley. It stars Richard Burton as Leon Trotsky, as well as Romy Schneider and Alain Delon.
Plot
Exiled from the Soviet Union in 1929, Leon Trotsky travels from Turkey to France to Norway, before arriving in Mexico in January 1937. The film begins in
Cast
- Richard Burton as Leon Trotsky
- Alain Delon as Frank Jacson
- Romy Schneider as Gita Samuels
- Valentina Cortese as Natalia Sedowa Trotsky
- Luigi Vannucchi as Ruiz
- Jean Desailly as Alfred Rosmer
- Simone Valère as Marguerite Rosmer
- Duilio Del Prete as Felipe
- Jack Betts as Lou (as Hunt Powers)
- Michael Forest as Jim
- Claudio Brook as Roberto
- Joshua Sinclair as Sam
- Giorgio Albertazzi as Commissioner
Production
In 1965, Josef Shaftel optioned the novel The Great Prince Died by Bernard Wolfe. The film was a co-production between the French Valoria Company and Dino De Laurentiis. It was originally to be shot in England,[3] but was eventually filmed in Rome. The movie used Isaac Don Levine's book The Mind of an Assassin as a source.[4]
According to author
Reception
The Assassination of Trotsky was included as one of the choices in the book The Fifty Worst Films of All Time.[6]
References
- ^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press, p. 263.
- ^ Box office information for film at Box Office Story.
- ^ A. H. WEILER (27 June 1971). "Joseph Losey Looks at Trotsky: Joseph Losey". New York Times. p. D17.
- ^ From staff reports and news dispatches. (3 September 1971). "Is It Worth a Trip to See?: Personalities". The Washington Post. p. B3.
- ISBN 0-316-10595-3.
- ISBN 0-445-04139-0.
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