Reds

1981
PG
3h 15m

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7.3/10

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Diane Keaton and Warren Beatty in Reds (1981)

Watch the trailer for the epic Reds, starring Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson and Maureen Stapleton.

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

Director
- Warren Beatty
Writers
- Warren Beatty
- Trevor Griffiths
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

25K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Warren Beatty
Writers
- Warren Beatty
- Trevor Griffiths
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 3 Oscars
- 22 wins & 37 nominations total

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Trivia
Reportedly, Warren Beatty reshot some scenes up to 35 times. Paul Sorvino said he did as many as 70 takes for one scene, and Maureen Stapleton said she did as many as 80 takes for another. Reportedly, of this, she famously once said to Warren Beatty, "Are you out of your fucking mind?" This earned her a round of applause from the crew.

Goofs
The Finnish doctor tells Reed that his blood pressure is too high, but at that time, hypertension was not considered a problem by most doctors, who did not even consider treating it. Not until the mid-'40s did doctors begin to understand the dangers of high blood pressure.

Quotes
Eugene O'Neill: If you were mine, I wouldn't share you with anybody or anything. It'd be just you and me. We'd be the center of it all. I know it would feel a lot more like love than being left alone with your work.

Crazy credits
As the credits roll, additional interviews with the 'witnesses' play.

Alternate versions
Three seconds of horse falls were cut from the British version. The DVD supplements showing these shots are also cut in England.

Connections
Featured in Sneak Previews: Rollover, Quartet, My Dinner with Andre, Reds (1981)

Soundtracks
You're a Grand Old Flag
Written by George M. Cohan

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This is a film treat it as such....

This is an interesting film, all the more so because it is meant to tell a true story (insofar as any film of real events is true!)

I suppose you'll either like it or loathe it. If you like it, good; it isn't a bad film, but a bit of an idea of European history will help you.

If you you fall into the latter category loathe it because you think it's a bad film not because of the stupid bigotry shown in some of the other reviews here which seem to be so hung up on the USA and Mom and apple pie that they see "Commies" in even thinking about the event of the early 20th century!

After seeing it it made me interested enough to find out about John Reed. You might not like what he thought, you might not like Warren Beatty and what he thinks but for heaven's sake don't rubbish this film simply because it's about a political system you may not like, or have been indoctrinated not to like!

It's not brilliant but neither is it a "love poem to communism".