Reds

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

Dec 25 1981 PG 3h 15m

Biography, Drama, History

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.

Plot

American journalist John Reed journeys to Russia to document the Bolshevik Revolution and returns a revolutionary. His fervor for left-wing politics leads him to Louise Bryant, then married, who will become a feminist icon and activist. Politics at home become more complicated as the rift grows between reality and Reed's ideals. Bryant takes up with a cynical playwright, and Reed returns to Russia, where his health declines.

Written by

Warren Beatty, Trevor Griffiths

Directed by

Warren Beatty

Cast

Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Edward Herrmann

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

JRS Productions, Barclays Mercantile Industrial Finance, Paramount

Languages

suomi, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, English

Awards

Won 3 Oscars. 22 wins & 37 nominations total

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25,484

Average Rating

7.3 out of 10

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