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Reds

Reds

Not since Gone with the Wind has there been a great romantic epic like it!

19816.93h 15m

Overview

An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his adventurous professional life with his radical commitment to the socialist revolution in Russia, his dream of spreading its principles among the members of the American working class, and his troubled romantic relationship with the writer Louise Bryant.

Directed by Warren Beatty
Written by Warren Beatty, Trevor Griffiths
Produced by Warren Beatty
Box OfficeBudget: $35.0MRevenue: $40.4M

Top Cast

Warren Beatty

Warren Beatty

John Reed

Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton

Louise Bryant

Edward Herrmann

Edward Herrmann

Max Eastman

Jerzy Kosiński

Jerzy Kosiński

Grigory Zinoviev

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

Eugene O'Neill

Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino

Louis Fraina

Maureen Stapleton

Maureen Stapleton

Emma Goldman

Nicolas Coster

Nicolas Coster

Paul Trullinger

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Speaker at Liberal Club

Ian Wolfe

Ian Wolfe

Mr. Partlow

Themes & Keywords

husband wife relationshipworld war iwar correspondentbiographybased on true storyco-workers relationshipdocudramarussian revolution (1917)russian historygreenwich villagerussian civil war (1918-21)1920s1910spolitical repressiongovernment witch huntbolshevismsoviet union historyamerican journalist

About Reds

Reds is a drama, history, romance film released in 1981 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, world war i, war correspondent, biography, based on true story, co-workers relationship. Directed by Warren Beatty, it stars Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Edward Herrmann. An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his adventurous professional life with his radical commitment to the socialist revolution in Russia, his dream of spreading its principles among the members of the American working class, and his troubled romantic relationship with the writer Louise Bryant.

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