Desc: The Assassination of Trotsky: Directed by Joseph Losey. With Richard Burton, Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, Valentina Cortese. After Stalin exiles Trotsky to Mexico in 1940, he sends assassin Frank Jacson to infiltrate Trotsky's circle and assassinate him, posing as a young communist to gain access to Trotsky's home.