Reds (1981)

Director:

Warren Beatty

Writers:

Warren Beatty (written by) &
Trevor Griffiths (written by)

Release Date:

4 December 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Not since Gone With The Wind has there been a great romantic epic like it!

Plot:

A radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States.

Plot Keywords:

Russia | Playwright | Political | Interview | Speech

Awards:

Won 3 Oscars. Another 18 wins & 21 nominations

Cast

Warren Beatty	...	John Reed
Diane Keaton	...	Louise Bryant
Edward Herrmann	...	Max Eastman
Jerzy Kosinski	...	Grigory Zinoviev
Jack Nicholson	...	Eugene O'Neill
Paul Sorvino	...	Louis Fraina
Maureen Stapleton	...	Emma Goldman
Nicolas Coster	...	Paul Trullinger
M. Emmet Walsh	...	Speaker - Liberal Club
Ian Wolfe	...	Mr. Partlow
Bessie Love	...	Mrs. Partlow
MacIntyre Dixon	...	Carl Walters
Pat Starr	...	Helen Walters
Eleanor D. Wilson	...	Mrs. Reed
Max Wright	...	Floyd Dell

Also Known As:

Reds (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
Adoomim (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Czerwoni (Poland) [pl]
Les rouges (Canada: French title) [fr]
Oi kokkinoi (Greece) [el]
Punaiset (Finland) [fi]
Rojos (Spain) [es]
Vörösök (Hungary) [hu]

Runtime:

194 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian | German | French | Finnish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #26524) (re-rating after appeal) | USA:R (original rating) | Australia:M | UK:15 (cut) | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Finland:K-16 | Norway:12 | Sweden:11

Filming Locations:

1 Great George Street, Westminster, London, England, UK

Company:

Barclays Mercantile Industrial Finance

Trivia:

This is the film that was showing on British National TV the night Princess Diana was killed in Paris. As the final credits rolled, an announcement was broadcast that she had been seriously injured in a car crash.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Louise first comes to New York and finds John's apartment (during the time of WWI), some of the apartment windows behind her have air conditioning units.

Quotes:

Louise Bryant: I'd like to see you with your pants off, Mr. Reed.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 39th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1982) (TV)

Soundtrack:

The Red Army is the Most Powerful of All

A Monumental Achievement in Epic Film-Making

"Reds" is a 200-minute epic masterpiece which deals with left-wing American journalist John Reed (Warren Beatty in an Oscar-nominated performance) and his coverage of the Russian Revolution of the 1910s. Beatty's passion is what carries this ambitious film, which could have easily been a multi-million dollar disaster. His Oscar-winning direction, screenplay, and overall performance carry the film as far as it can possibly go. The top-flight performances by Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson (both Oscar-nominated), and Maureen Stapleton (Oscar-winning) all add great depth to the performance. Paul Sorvino, Edward Herrmann, and Gene Hackman also make lasting impressions in supporting roles. Overall a great achievement all the way around. 5 stars out of 5.