Reds (1981)
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.
Director: Warren Beatty
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Warren Beatty as John Reed |
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Diane Keaton as Louise Bryant |
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Edward Herrmann as Max Eastman |
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Jerzy Kosiński as Grigory Zinoviev |
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Jack Nicholson as Eugene O'Neill |
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Paul Sorvino as Louis Fraina |
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Maureen Stapleton as Emma Goldman |
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Nicolas Coster as Paul Trullinger |
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M. Emmet Walsh as Speaker at Liberal Club |
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Ian Wolfe as Mr. Partlow |
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Bessie Love as Mrs. Partlow |
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MacIntyre Dixon as Carl Walters |
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Pat Starr as Helen Walters |
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Eleanor D. Wilson as Mrs. Reed |
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Max Wright as Floyd Dell |
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George Plimpton as Horace Whigham |
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Harry Ditson as Maurice Becker |
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Leigh Curran as Ida Rauh |
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Kathryn Grody as Crystal Eastman |
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Brenda Currin as Marjorie Jones |
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Nancy Duiguid as Jane Heap |
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Norman Chancer as Barney |
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Dolph Sweet as Big Bill Haywood |
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Ramon Bieri as Police Chief |
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Jack O'Leary as Pinkerton Guard |
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Gene Hackman as Pete van Wherry |
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Gerald Hiken as Dr. Lorber |
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William Daniels as Julius Gerber |
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Dave King as Allan Benson |
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Joseph Buloff as Joe Volski |
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Stefan Gryff as Alex Gomberg |
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Denis Pekarev as Interpreter in Factory |
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Roger Sloman as Vladimir I. Lenin |
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Stuart Richman as Leon Trotsky |
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Oleg Kerensky as Alexander Kerensky / Himself - Witness |
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Nikko Seppala as Young Bolshevik Soldier |
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John J. Hooker as Senator Overman |
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Shane Rimmer as MacAlpine |
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Jerry Hardin as Harry |
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Jack Kehoe as Eddie |
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Christopher Malcolm as CLP Party Member #1 |
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Tony Sibbald as CLP Party Member #2 |
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R.G. Armstrong as Government Agent |
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Josef Sommer as State Department Official |
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Jan Tříska as Karl Radek |
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Åke Lindman as Scandinavian Escort |
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Pertti Weckström as Finnish Doctor |
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Nina Macarova as Russian Nurse |
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Jose De Fillippo as Russian Doctor |
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Andreas La Casa as Little Boy |
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Roger Baldwin as Himself - Witness |
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Henry Miller as Himself - Witness |
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Adela Rogers St. Johns as Herself - Witness |
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Dora Russell as Herself - Witness |
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Scott Nearing as Himself - Witness |
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Tess Davis as Herself - Witness |
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Heaton Vorse as Herself - Witness |
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Hamilton Fish as Himself - Witness |
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Isaac Don Levine as Himself - Witness |
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Rebecca West as Herself - Witness |
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Will Durant as Himself - Witness |
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Will Weinstone as Himself - Witness |
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Emmanuel Herbert as Himself - Witness |
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Arne Swabeck as Himself - Witness |
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Adele Gutman Nathan as Herself - Witness |
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George Seldes as Himself - Witness |
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Kenneth Chamberlain as Himself - Witness |
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Blanche Hays Fagen as Herself - Witness |
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Galina von Meck as Herself - Witness |
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Art Shields as Himself - Witness |
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Andrew Dasburg as Himself - Witness |
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Hugo Gellert as Himself - Witness |
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Dorothy Frooks as Herself - Witness |
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George Jessel as Himself - Witness |
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Jacob Bailin as Himself - Witness |
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John Ballato as Himself - Witness |
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Lucita Williams as Herself - Witness |
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Bernadine Szold-Fritz as Herself - Witness |
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Jessica Smith as Herself - Witness |
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Harry Carlisle as Himself - Witness |
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Arthur Mayer as Himself - Witness |
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Miriam Margolyes as Woman with Notebook (uncredited) |
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John Ratzenberger as Communist Leader (uncredited) |
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Simon Jones as Louise Bryant's Colleague in France (uncredited) |
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Jill Goldston as Dancing Woman (uncredited) |
| Directing | Warren Beatty | Director |
| Crew | Elaine May | Additional Writing |
| Lighting | Laurie Shane | Gaffer |
| Production | Warren Beatty | Producer |
| Production | Dede Allen | Executive Producer |
| Production | David L. MacLeod | Associate Producer |
| Production | Simon Relph | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Stephen Sondheim | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Vittorio Storaro | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Dede Allen | Editor |
| Editing | Craig McKay | Editor |
| Production | Noel Davis | Casting |
| Production | Patsy Pollock | Casting |
| Art | Richard Sylbert | Production Design |
| Art | Simon Holland | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shirley Russell | Costume Design |
| Sound | Dave Grusin | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Redmond Morris | Location Manager |
| Production | Marion Dougherty | Casting |
| Production | Gretchen Rennell | Casting |
| Production | Kathy Talbert | Casting |
| Art | Michael Seirton | Set Dresser |
| Art | Jill Quertier | Set Buyer |
| Production | Simon Bosanquet | Location Manager |
| Camera | Alfredo Marchetti | Grip |
| Camera | Tony Cridlin | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Burtenshaw | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nicolas Ede | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cath Halloran | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Art | Mickey Pugh | Props |
| Art | Eddie Francis | Props |
| Art | Denis Hopperton | Dressing Prop |
| Lighting | Filippo Cafolla | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Martin Evans | Best Boy Electric |
| Production | Beverley Keogh | Extras Casting |
| Camera | David Watkins | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Camillo Bazzoni | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Mauro Marchetti | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Giorgio Urbinelli | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Mario Marchetti | Grip |
| Sound | Des Edwards | Sound Mix Technician |
| Production | Alan John | Assistant Accountant |
| Production | Rosalie King | Assistant Accountant |
| Crew | Bob Dawson | Special Effects |
| Crew | Ian Wingrove | Special Effects |
| Crew | Dick Brown | Carpenter |
| Crew | Peter Verard | Carpenter |
| Crew | Bert Long | Carpenter |
| Production | Vicente Escrivá hijo | Production Manager |
| Production | Juan Clemente Prosper | Location Manager |
| Directing | Enrique Gabriel | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Fernando González | Art Direction |
| Crew | Antonio Parra | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Martín Díaz Porras | Wardrobe Master |
| Production | Åke Lindman | Production Consultant |
| Production | Kaj Holmberg | Production Manager |
| Production | Toivo Lehmusvirta | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Carl Mesterton | Assistant Director |
| Art | Vesa Tapola | Art Direction |
| Directing | Lauri Törhönen | Second Assistant Director |
| Editing | Katherine Wenning | Editorial Services |
| Editing | Angelo Corrao | Associate Editor |
| Editing | Brian Peachey | Associate Editor |
| Crew | Sam Fine | Visual Effects Editor |
| Editing | Richard Hiscott | Additional Editing |
| Editing | Gerald B. Greenberg | Additional Editing |
| Editing | Richard Marden | Additional Editing |
| Editing | Cindy Kaplan Rooney | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Eric L. Beason | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Jill Savitt | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | William S. Scharf | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Claire Simpson | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Karen I. Stern | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Ray Hubley | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Marty Levenstein | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Leslie Gaulin | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Joan Metzger | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | David Ray | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Peter Odabashian | Sound Editor |
| Production | Sandy Varga | Post Production Accountant |
| Production | Sherri Taffel Brown | Post Production Coordinator |
| Art | Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Production | A. Kitman Ho | Production Manager |
| Directing | Alan Hopkins | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Robert E. Warren | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Paul Hefferan | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fern Buchner | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Phil Naso | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marilyn Putnam | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Loger | Wardrobe Master |
| Sound | Al Mian | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Jack Terry | Production Manager |
| Directing | James Quinn | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Robert Birnbaum | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tom Seidman | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Joseph J. Kontra | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Thomas L. Roysden | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Karen Hale Wookey | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Turner | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carolyn Elias | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Richard La Motte | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Bruce Bisenz | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Jane Jenkins | Casting |
| Production | Nancy Foy | Casting |
| Sound | Paul Gemignani | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Paul Gemignani | Conductor |
| Directing | Craig R. Baxley | Second Unit Director |
| Sound | Tom Fleischman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | David Appleby | Still Photographer |
| Production | Vicki Deason | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Dave Grusin | Additional Music |
| Sound | Richard P. Cirincione | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Production | Nigel Wooll | Production Manager |
| Directing | Simon Relph | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Simon Kaye | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Dick Vorisek | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Richard Pointing | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Sound | David Allen | Sound Engineer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paul Engelen | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Lawrance | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barry Richardson | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan Carpenter | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rebecca Breed | Wardrobe Master |
| Production | Jeremy Zimmermann | Casting |
| Directing | Michael Green | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Peter Waller | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Michael Zimbrich | Third Assistant Director |
| Art | George Ball | Property Master |
| Art | Jack Carter | Construction Manager |
| Art | John King | Draughtsman |
| Art | Ros Shingleton | Assistant Art Director |
| Crew | Bob Spencer | Scenic Artist |
| Art | Buzz Stephens | Draughtsman |
| Sound | Stan Bochner | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Louis Cerborino | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Randall Coleman | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Marjorie Deutsch | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jay Dranch | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Peter C. Frank | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Marshall Grupp | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Thomas A. Gulino | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Darrell Hanzalik | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Kate Hirson | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Bruce Kitzmeyer | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Hal Levinsohn | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Dan Lieberstein | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jane McCulley | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Yvette Nabel | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Harry Peck Bolles | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Fred Rosenberg | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Maurice Schell | Sound Editor |
| Sound | David Stephenson | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Jeffrey Stern | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Brunilda Torres | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Crew | Craig R. Baxley | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Roberto Alberti | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Jeremy Gee | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Enrico Umetelli | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Donah Bassett | Negative Cutter |
| Sound | Michael Tronick | Music Editor |
| Sound | Ted Whitfield | Music Editor |
| Directing | Zelda Barron | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Gillian Gregory | Choreographer |
| Production | Jak King | Production Accountant |
| Crew | Stefan Wenta | Choreographer |
| Directing | Kuki López Rodero | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Writing | Warren Beatty | Writer |
| Writing | Trevor Griffiths | Writer |