Red Bells Part I: Mexico in Flames (1982)
American journalist John Reed travels to Mexico during the Mexican Revolution and interviews Francisco Villa. At the same time, we learn about his relationship with his lover Mabel Dodge, his participation in the Patterson strike, and his work as a reporter during World War I.
Director:
Sergey Bondarchuk
Writers:
Valentin Ezhov, Sergey Bondarchuk, Ricardo Garibay, Carlos Ortiz Tejeda, Antonio Saguera.
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Franco Nero as John Reed |
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Ursula Andress as Mabel Dodge |
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Jorge Luke as Emiliano Zapata |
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Blanca Guerra as |
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Heraclio Zepeda as |
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Jorge Reynoso as Pancho Villa |
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Roberto Ruy as |
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Trinidad Esclava as |
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Humberto Elizondo as |
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Roberto Schlosser as |
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Roger Cudney as |
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Carlos Cardán as |
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Vytautas Tomkus as |
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Erika Carlsson as |
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Martin LaSalle as |
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Salvador Jarquín as |
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Guadalupe Pineda as |
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Jacqueline Evans as |
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Armando Duarte as |
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Honorato Magaloni as |
| Crew | Sergei Shulga | Stunts |
| Directing | Sergey Bondarchuk | Director |
| Writing | John Reed | Book |
| Sound | Jorge Eras | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Mario Morra | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Olga Kruchinina | Costume Design |
| Production | Pablo Buelna | Production Manager |
| Art | Giantito Burchiellaro | Production Design |
| Art | Francisco Magaena | Production Design |
| Art | Levan Shengelia | Production Design |
| Camera | Vadim Yusov | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Claudio M. Cutry | Editor |
| Directing | Igor Petrov | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Yuri Mikhailov | Sound Director |
| Sound | Aleksandr Pogosyan | Sound Director |
| Production | Konstantin Stenkin | Executive Producer |
| Production | Valeriy Malkov | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Mikhail Bobrov | Stunts |
| Writing | Valentin Ezhov | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sergey Bondarchuk | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ricardo Garibay | Screenplay |
| Writing | Carlos Ortiz Tejeda | Screenplay |
| Writing | Antonio Saguera | Screenplay |