The Assassination of Trotsky

The Assassination of Trotsky
Film poster
Directed byJoseph Losey
Written byNicholas Mosley
Produced byNorman Priggen
Josef Shaftel (executive producer)
StarringRichard Burton
Alain Delon
Romy Schneider
Valentina Cortese
Jean Desailly
CinematographyPasqualino De Santis
Edited byReginald Beck
Music byEgisto Macchi
Production
companies
Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica
Compagnia Internazionale Alessandra Cinematografica
Cinétel
Distributed byCinerama Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • 20 April 1972 (1972-04-20)
Running time
103 minutes
CountriesItaly
France
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£1 million ($2.4 million)[1]
Box office561,109 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, Romy Schneider and Alain Delon.[3]

  1. ^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press, p. 263.
  2. ^ Box office information for film at Box Office Story.
  3. ^ "The Assassination of Trotsky". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 20 August 2024.