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Death Of Trotsky, The

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Assassin Jackson Mornard arrives in a sleepy town outside of Mexico City. His intention is to kill the Russian revolutionary, Leon Trotsky, before Trotsky can finish writing his biography of Stalin. Mornard recalls visiting a grave outside of Barcelona in the rain and taking up with Sylvia, Trotsky’s secretary, thereby infiltrating the inner circle. We learn of Kierkegaard’s conundrum concerning free choice. The program concludes with Trotsky murder.

Series: NPR Playhouse and WBAI
Show Type: Comedy
Cast: Joe Frank
Air Date: 1979
Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

Category: NPR Playhouse and WBAI.

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Series: NPR Playhouse and WBAI
Show Type: Comedy
Cast: Joe Frank
Air Date: 1979
Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

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Death Of Trotsky, The

Series: NPR Playhouse and WBAI

Show Type: Comedy

Cast: Joe Frank

Air Date: 1979

Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

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Series: NPR Playhouse and WBAI

Show Type: Comedy

Cast: Joe Frank

Air Date: 1979

Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

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Series: NPR Playhouse and WBAI

Show Type: Comedy

Cast: Joe Frank

Air Date: 1979

Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

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Show Type: Comedy

Cast: Joe Frank

Air Date: 1979

Digital Audio Bit Rate: 128kbps

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