Das Mädchen und der Mörder – Die Ermordung Trotzkis (1972)

Das Mädchen und der Mörder – Die Ermordung Trotzkis: Directed by Joseph Losey. With Richard Burton, Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, Valentina Cortese. 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.

“This is probably not the best picture ever made, even though we have the joy of seeing Richard Burton and hearing him almost twice, thanks to the recordings he makes during this cynical interlude in 20th century history. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFor the voice of Burton alone, any film should be worth watching. But there is more, much more. Speaking in strange tongues there are also Alain Delon, much more convincing here than in his standard-macho appearances in French Film, and … Romy Schneider.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis wonderful woman and superb actress shows here once more what a gem she really is. Was, unfortunately. What a fantastic performance once again. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhy is this not a superb film than ? It is not the difficulty of tongue; all the people on screen are exiles, they have to manage somehow with the words they find and the accents they have. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNor is it the fact that three, no four actors play lovely. Over all the film is just not knitted tight enough, which is a pity, because now it is already worth all of our attention.”