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L' assassinio de Trotsky / The Assassination of Trotsky

Joseph Losey
Italy - France - UK      103 m.
Synopsis

A cast uniting three of the big European stars of the time (Richard Burton, Alain Delon and Romy Schneider) is Losey’s greatest achievement for making this reconstruction of one of the most exciting and important episodes in 20th century history: Trotsky’s murder in Mexico by the Catalan Ramón Mercader.

Director
Joseph Losey
Screenplay
Nicholas Mosley, Masolino D'Amico, Franco Solinas
Production
Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica, Compagnia Internazionale Alessandra Cinematografica (CIAC), Cinétel, Joseph Shaftel Productions
Norman Priggen
Photography
Pasqualino De Santis
Edition
Reginald Beck
Music
Egisto Macchi
Cast
Richard Burton, Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, Valentina Cortese, Enrico Maria Salerno
Running Time
103 m.
Country
Italy - France - UK
Year
1972
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