The Chosen
The Chosen

The Chosen

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2016
1h 51m
5.8(34 votes)
Drama
History
Thriller

Overview

Spain, 1937. Ramón Mercader, a young communist combatant, is recruited and trained by the Soviet intelligence service to participate in a top secret mission ordered by the ruthless dictator Joseph Stalin: the assassination of his former political rival, Leon Trotsky, who is living in exile in Mexico.

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Alebrije Producciones
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Cast & Crew

51 members
Acting

Alfonso Herrera

Ramón Mercader

Alfonso Herrera
Acting

Hannah Murray

Sylvia Ageloff

Hannah Murray
Acting

Henry Goodman

Trotsky

Henry Goodman
Acting

Julian Sands

Kotov

Julian Sands
Acting

Elvira Mínguez

Caridad Mercader

Elvira Mínguez
Acting

Emilio Echevarría

Salazar

Emilio Echevarría
Acting

Frances Barber

Natalia Sedova

Frances Barber
Acting

Alejandro Calva

Siqueiros

Alejandro Calva
Acting

Roger Casamajor

Carles Vidal

Roger Casamajor
Acting

Javier Godino

Costa

Javier Godino
Acting

Toby Harper

Robins

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Alexander Holtmann

Sheldon

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Brontis Jodorowsky

Otto

Brontis Jodorowsky
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Gustavo Sánchez Parra

Balderas

Gustavo Sánchez Parra
Acting

Humberto Busto

Homero

Humberto Busto
Acting

Jenny Beacraft

Ruby Weill

Jenny Beacraft
Acting

Juan Carlos Remolina

Estrada

Juan Carlos Remolina
Acting

Guillermo Ríos

'El Negro'

Guillermo Ríos
Acting

David Hevia

Herrera

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Javier Molina

Rosell

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Peter Nikolas

Pablo

Peter Nikolas
Acting

Lucas Anaya

Sieva

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Ainhoa García Forcada

Carmen

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Carlos Corona

Man in Hat

Carlos Corona
Acting

Alondra Hidalgo

Amparo

Alondra Hidalgo
Acting

Fermín Martínez

Sergeant

Fermín Martínez
Acting

Gilberto Barraza

Uniformed Man A

Gilberto Barraza
Acting

Evaristo Valverde

Sergeant Commander

Evaristo Valverde
Acting

Memo Villegas

Uniformed Commander

Memo Villegas
Directing

Альгис Арлаускас

General

Альгис Арлаускас
Acting

Jaime Estrada

Cabaret Waiter

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Víctor Benjumea

GPU Interrogator

Víctor Benjumea
Acting

Xavier Ruano

GPU Man

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Mykola Doroshenko

Soviet Field Marshal #1

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Darko Pilipovic

Soviet Field Marshal #2

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Colin Morgan

Comtesse Waiter

Colin Morgan
Writing

Peter Theis

Schnautz

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Aleh Khaliankou

GPU Instructor

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Raúl Briones

Melquíades

Raúl Briones
Acting

Tania Olhovich

Trotsky's Secretary

Tania Olhovich
Acting

Luis Miguel Costero L.

Hansen

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Camilla Brett

Greta

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Enrique Greiner

Cooper

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Marcia Seeman

Helen

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Gastón Yanes

Leopoldo Rosmer

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Acting

Ramón Madaula

Narrator (voice)

Ramón Madaula
Acting

Daniel Giménez Cacho

Narrator (voice)

Daniel Giménez Cacho
Acting

Владимир Ленин

Himself - Politician (archive footage)

Владимир Ленин
Acting

Leon Trotsky

Himself - Politician (archive footage)

Leon Trotsky
Acting

Иосиф Сталин

Himself - Politician (archive footage)

Иосиф Сталин
Acting

Natalia Sedova

Herself - Trotsky's Wife (archive footage)

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