31:
454:. We are no longer in a milieu where the steady accumulation of physical and behavioural details reveals a world continuously rebuilt by its inhabitants on a dream of perfect self-sufficiency, and where the currents of disruption are felt only to be approaching in a heavy ground-swell. By comparison with
439:
wrote: "Disconcertingly, any summary of the bizarre circumstances of
Trotsky's death – the old man, once a prime mover in great events, screened from the world behind walls and watch towers until his confrontation with his impenetrable executioner – reads like a parody of a Losey movie. It is even
464:
seem to belong to no specific place or time: their relationships are founded on no shared code or natural necessity, but on the absurd chances of war and on blind collisions arising from their attempts to heave obsessions into actions that will move and change the world outside."
502:
425:
was so drunk and tired that he relied on long monologues by Burton to carry the film, in some cases even forgetting what was in the script. Burton himself wrote that he, or the continuity girl, would have to remind Losey of things that would have caused continuity gaffes.
450:, with an overcrowded texture thrusting its meanings on to the surface of the film. This erratic intensity is in part the inevitable result of the material, partly the result of a collaboration that has not achieved the harmony of Losey's work with
406:. The film was a co-production between the French Valoria Company and Dino De Laurentiis. It was originally to be shot in England, but was eventually filmed in Rome. The movie used
269:
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
1096:
1006:
1031:
493:
Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of
British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press, p. 263.
1066:
1056:
1036:
1001:
1071:
1051:
1021:
996:
688:
1061:
1026:
1011:
986:
1046:
902:
273:
in 1940, during a May Day celebration. Trotsky has not escaped the attention of the Soviet dictator of the Soviet Union,
140:
774:
661:
631:
582:
473:
1016:
155:
515:
878:
1086:
1081:
1041:
444:
goes some way towards heightening this sense of parody, at times approaching the hyper-refined allegory of
1091:
790:
555:
From staff reports and news dispatches. (3 September 1971). "Is It Worth a Trip to See?: Personalities".
991:
886:
846:
681:
456:
1076:
918:
742:
603:
435:
942:
806:
598:
830:
734:
710:
822:
798:
750:
674:
30:
854:
105:
8:
981:
910:
934:
766:
758:
382:
862:
782:
656:
627:
578:
446:
322:
91:
311:
282:
950:
838:
407:
352:
285:. The killer decides to infiltrate Trotsky's house by befriending one of the young
238:
346:
958:
870:
814:
666:
376:
331:
246:
54:
926:
364:
326:
316:
298:
254:
250:
87:
79:
64:
975:
726:
451:
403:
395:
370:
341:
337:
278:
274:
125:
115:
95:
68:
540:
A. H. WEILER (27 June 1971). "Joseph Losey Looks at
Trotsky: Joseph Losey".
698:
570:
422:
418:
302:
242:
44:
718:
307:
270:
258:
83:
650:
554:
358:
286:
624:
The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (And How They Got That Way)
144:
696:
973:
611:(456): 227. 1 January 1972 – via ProQuest.
577:. Little, Brown and Company. pp. 358, 379.
471:was included as one of the choices in the book
621:
682:
539:
689:
675:
29:
520:British Film Institute Collections Search
508:
1097:English-language historical drama films
622:Medved, Harry; Dreyfuss, Randy (1978).
974:
670:
569:
1007:Cultural depictions of Leon Trotsky
13:
1032:Drama films based on actual events
141:Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica
14:
1108:
644:
474:The Fifty Worst Films of All Time
361:as Lou (credited as Hunt Powers)
626:. Popular Library. p. 31.
503:Box office information for film
1067:Italian historical drama films
1057:English-language Italian films
1037:Films directed by Joseph Losey
1002:British historical drama films
662:Original New York Times Review
615:
599:"The Assassination of Trotsky"
591:
563:
548:
533:
516:"The Assassination of Trotsky"
496:
487:
156:Cinerama Releasing Corporation
1:
1072:Italian political drama films
1052:English-language French films
1022:French historical drama films
997:British political drama films
480:
440:more unsettling to find that
389:
1062:French political drama films
1027:1970s historical drama films
1012:1970s English-language films
895:The Assassination of Trotsky
652:The Assassination of Trotsky
469:The Assassination of Trotsky
442:The Assassination of Trotsky
429:
234:The Assassination of Trotsky
24:The Assassination of Trotsky
7:
987:1970s political drama films
791:The Gypsy and the Gentleman
226:561,109 admissions (France)
10:
1113:
1047:Films about assassinations
218:£1 million ($ 2.4 million)
919:The Romantic Englishwoman
705:
604:The Monthly Film Bulletin
436:The Monthly Film Bulletin
222:
214:
206:
194:
184:
161:
151:
131:
121:
111:
101:
75:
60:
50:
40:
28:
23:
16:1972 film by Joseph Losey
711:The Boy with Green Hair
412:The Mind of an Assassin
292:
264:
170:20 April 1972
879:Figures in a Landscape
575:Richard Burton: A Life
327:Natalia Sedova Trotsky
1017:Films about communism
775:The Intimate Stranger
751:Stranger on the Prowl
400:The Great Prince Died
289:in Trotsky's circle.
245:with a screenplay by
505:at Box Office Story.
460:, the characters in
417:According to author
349:as Marguerite Rosmer
106:Pasqualino De Santis
71:(executive producer)
1087:1970s Italian films
1082:1970s British films
1042:Films set in Mexico
557:The Washington Post
398:optioned the novel
277:, who sends out an
1092:1970s French films
935:Roads to the South
767:A Man on the Beach
759:The Sleeping Tiger
697:Films directed by
383:Giorgio Albertazzi
237:is a 1972 British
992:Films set in 1940
969:
968:
783:Time Without Pity
323:Valentina Cortese
241:film directed by
230:
229:
92:Valentina Cortese
1104:
1077:1972 drama films
839:King and Country
691:
684:
677:
668:
667:
638:
637:
619:
613:
612:
595:
589:
588:
567:
561:
560:
552:
546:
545:
537:
531:
530:
528:
526:
512:
506:
500:
494:
491:
408:Isaac Don Levine
353:Duilio Del Prete
239:historical drama
177:
175:
33:
21:
20:
1112:
1111:
1107:
1106:
1105:
1103:
1102:
1101:
972:
971:
970:
965:
871:Secret Ceremony
701:
695:
647:
642:
641:
634:
620:
616:
597:
596:
592:
585:
568:
564:
553:
549:
538:
534:
524:
522:
514:
513:
509:
501:
497:
492:
488:
483:
432:
421:, the director
392:
385:as Commissioner
377:Joshua Sinclair
332:Luigi Vannucchi
319:as Gita Samuels
295:
267:
247:Nicholas Mosley
201:
199:
187:
180:
173:
171:
164:
147:
145:
143:
136:
134:
94:
90:
86:
82:
67:
55:Nicholas Mosley
36:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1110:
1100:
1099:
1094:
1089:
1084:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1004:
999:
994:
989:
984:
967:
966:
964:
963:
955:
947:
939:
931:
927:Monsieur Klein
923:
915:
907:
903:A Doll's House
899:
891:
887:The Go-Between
883:
875:
867:
859:
851:
847:Modesty Blaise
843:
835:
827:
819:
811:
803:
795:
787:
779:
771:
763:
755:
747:
739:
731:
723:
715:
706:
703:
702:
694:
693:
686:
679:
671:
665:
664:
659:
646:
645:External links
643:
640:
639:
632:
614:
590:
583:
562:
547:
544:. p. D17.
542:New York Times
532:
507:
495:
485:
484:
482:
479:
457:The Go-Between
431:
428:
391:
388:
387:
386:
380:
374:
368:
365:Michael Forest
362:
356:
350:
344:
335:
329:
320:
317:Romy Schneider
314:
305:
299:Richard Burton
294:
291:
266:
263:
255:Romy Schneider
251:Richard Burton
228:
227:
224:
220:
219:
216:
212:
211:
208:
204:
203:
202:United Kingdom
196:
192:
191:
188:
185:
182:
181:
179:
178:
167:
165:
162:
159:
158:
153:
152:Distributed by
149:
148:
139:
137:
132:
129:
128:
123:
119:
118:
113:
109:
108:
103:
102:Cinematography
99:
98:
88:Romy Schneider
80:Richard Burton
77:
73:
72:
65:Norman Priggen
62:
58:
57:
52:
48:
47:
42:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1109:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1003:
1000:
998:
995:
993:
990:
988:
985:
983:
980:
979:
977:
961:
960:
956:
953:
952:
948:
945:
944:
940:
937:
936:
932:
929:
928:
924:
921:
920:
916:
913:
912:
908:
905:
904:
900:
897:
896:
892:
889:
888:
884:
881:
880:
876:
873:
872:
868:
865:
864:
860:
857:
856:
852:
849:
848:
844:
841:
840:
836:
833:
832:
828:
825:
824:
820:
817:
816:
812:
809:
808:
804:
801:
800:
796:
793:
792:
788:
785:
784:
780:
777:
776:
772:
769:
768:
764:
761:
760:
756:
753:
752:
748:
745:
744:
743:The Big Night
740:
737:
736:
732:
729:
728:
724:
721:
720:
716:
713:
712:
708:
707:
704:
700:
692:
687:
685:
680:
678:
673:
672:
669:
663:
660:
658:
654:
653:
649:
648:
635:
633:0-445-04139-0
629:
625:
618:
610:
606:
605:
600:
594:
586:
584:0-316-10595-3
580:
576:
572:
571:Bragg, Melvin
566:
559:. p. B3.
558:
551:
543:
536:
521:
517:
511:
504:
499:
490:
486:
478:
476:
475:
470:
466:
463:
459:
458:
453:
449:
448:
443:
438:
437:
427:
424:
420:
415:
414:as a source.
413:
409:
405:
404:Bernard Wolfe
401:
397:
396:Josef Shaftel
384:
381:
378:
375:
372:
371:Claudio Brook
369:
366:
363:
360:
357:
354:
351:
348:
347:Simone Valère
345:
343:
342:Alfred Rosmer
339:
338:Jean Desailly
336:
333:
330:
328:
324:
321:
318:
315:
313:
309:
306:
304:
300:
297:
296:
290:
288:
284:
280:
276:
275:Joseph Stalin
272:
262:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
240:
236:
235:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
205:
197:
193:
189:
183:
169:
168:
166:
160:
157:
154:
150:
142:
138:
130:
127:
126:Egisto Macchi
124:
120:
117:
116:Reginald Beck
114:
110:
107:
104:
100:
97:
96:Jean Desailly
93:
89:
85:
81:
78:
74:
70:
69:Josef Shaftel
66:
63:
59:
56:
53:
49:
46:
43:
39:
32:
27:
22:
19:
957:
949:
943:Don Giovanni
941:
933:
925:
917:
909:
901:
894:
893:
885:
877:
869:
861:
853:
845:
837:
829:
821:
813:
807:The Criminal
805:
797:
789:
781:
773:
765:
757:
749:
741:
733:
725:
717:
709:
699:Joseph Losey
651:
623:
617:
608:
602:
593:
574:
565:
556:
550:
541:
535:
523:. Retrieved
519:
510:
498:
489:
472:
468:
467:
461:
455:
445:
441:
434:
433:
423:Joseph Losey
419:Melvin Bragg
416:
411:
399:
393:
312:Frank Jacson
303:Leon Trotsky
283:Frank Jacson
268:
243:Joseph Losey
233:
232:
231:
186:Running time
163:Release date
45:Joseph Losey
18:
831:The Servant
735:The Prowler
719:The Lawless
308:Alain Delon
271:Mexico City
259:Alain Delon
249:. It stars
190:103 minutes
84:Alain Delon
61:Produced by
41:Directed by
35:Film poster
982:1972 films
976:Categories
823:The Damned
799:Blind Date
481:References
390:Production
373:as Roberto
359:Jack Betts
287:communists
223:Box office
174:1972-04-20
133:Production
51:Written by
951:The Trout
525:20 August
430:Reception
394:In 1965,
355:as Felipe
195:Countries
135:companies
112:Edited by
959:Steaming
855:Accident
573:(1988).
410:'s book
279:assassin
207:Language
122:Music by
76:Starring
911:Galileo
462:Trotsky
334:as Ruiz
210:English
172: (
146:Cinétel
962:(1985)
954:(1982)
946:(1979)
938:(1978)
930:(1976)
922:(1975)
914:(1975)
906:(1973)
898:(1972)
890:(1971)
882:(1970)
874:(1968)
866:(1968)
858:(1967)
850:(1966)
842:(1964)
834:(1963)
826:(1963)
818:(1962)
810:(1960)
802:(1959)
794:(1958)
786:(1957)
778:(1956)
770:(1955)
762:(1954)
754:(1952)
746:(1951)
738:(1951)
730:(1951)
722:(1950)
714:(1948)
630:
581:
452:Pinter
379:as Sam
367:as Jim
281:named
215:Budget
200:France
863:Boom!
447:Boom!
198:Italy
657:IMDb
628:ISBN
579:ISBN
527:2024
293:Cast
265:Plot
257:and
815:Eva
655:at
402:by
340:as
325:as
310:as
301:as
978::
609:39
607:.
601:.
518:.
477:.
261:.
253:,
727:M
690:e
683:t
676:v
636:.
587:.
529:.
176:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.jpg)