Reds
Not since Gone with the Wind has there been a great romantic epic like it!
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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won 8 awards, including the Oscars for Best Director and Best Cinematography (1982)
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Nominations
9 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Picture (1982)
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Box office
Grossed $40.4M worldwide, about 1.2 times its $35M budget
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Based on
Based on a true story
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Filming locations
Filmed in Finland
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Setting
Set in Finland
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Music
Music by Stephen Sondheim
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Vittorio Storaro
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Warren BeattyWriter
- Trevor GriffithsWriter
- Elaine MayWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 25, 1981
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $35M
- Revenue
- $40.4M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Warren BeattyJohn Reed
Diane KeatonLouise Bryant
Edward HerrmannMax Eastman
Jerzy KosińskiGrigory Zinoviev
Jack NicholsonEugene O'Neill
Paul SorvinoLouis Fraina
Maureen StapletonEmma Goldman
Nicolas CosterPaul Trullinger
M. Emmet WalshSpeaker at Liberal Club
Ian WolfeMr. Partlow
Bessie LoveMrs. Partlow
MacIntyre DixonCarl Walters
Pat StarrHelen Walters- Eleanor D. WilsonMrs. Reed
Max WrightFloyd Dell
George PlimptonHorace Whigham
Harry DitsonMaurice Becker- Leigh CurranIda Rauh
Kathryn GrodyCrystal Eastman
Brenda CurrinMarjorie Jones
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