Reds (film)
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| Directed by | Warren Beatty |
| Produced by | Warren Beatty |
| Written by | Warren Beatty Trevor Griffiths |
| Starring | Warren Beatty Diane Keaton Jack Nicholson Paul Sorvino Maureen Stapleton Gene Hackman Edward Herrmann |
| Music by | Stephen Sondheim Dave Grusin |
| Cinematography | Vittorio Storaro |
| Editing by | Dede Allen Craig McKay |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 4, 1981 (USA) |
| Running time | 194 min. |
| Language | English Russian German |
| Budget | $35,000,000 US (est.) |
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Reds is a 1981 film starring Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton. It centers on the life of John Reed, the Communist, journalist, and writer who chronicled the Russian Revolution in his book Ten Days that Shook the World.
Besides Beatty and Keaton, the movie stars Edward Herrmann, Jerzy Kosinski, Jack Nicholson, Paul Sorvino, Maureen Stapleton, Gene Hackman, Ramon Bieri, Nicolas Coster and M. Emmet Walsh. It was adapted by Warren Beatty, Peter S. Feibleman (uncredited), Trevor Griffiths, Elaine May (uncredited) and Jeremy Pikser from Reed's memoir. It was produced and directed by Beatty.
The film also features, as "witnesses," interviews with the celebrated radical educator and peace activist 98-year old Scott Nearing (1883-1983), author Dorothy Frooks (1896-1997), reporter and author George Seldes (1890-1995), and the American writer Henry Miller (1891-1980), among others. Warren Beatty was awarded the Oscar for Best Director for the film. It was also nominated for Best Picture, but lost to Chariots of Fire.
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[edit] Cast
| Actor | Historical character |
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| Warren Beatty | John Silas Reed, "Jack" |
| Diane Keaton | Louise Bryant |
| Edward Herrmann | Max Eastman |
| Jerzy Kosinski | Grigory Zinoviev |
| Jack Nicholson | Eugene O'Neill |
| Maureen Stapleton | Emma Goldman |
| Paul Sorvino | Louis Fraina |
| Nicolas Coster | Paul Trullinger |
| M. Emmet Walsh | Speaker - Liberal Club |
| Gene Hackman | Pete Van Wherry |
| Eleanor D. Wilson | Mrs. Reed |
| Max Wright | Floyd Dell |
| George Plimpton | Horace Whigham |
| William Daniels | Julius Gerber |
| Dave King | Allan Benson |
| Stefan Gryff | Alex Gomberg |
| Roger Sloman | Vladimir Lenin |
| Stuart Richman | Leon Trotsky |
[edit] The Witnesses
Some are very well known, others not so much.
- Roger Nash Baldwin - (founder of the ACLU)
- Henry Miller - (Writer)
- Adela Rogers St. Johns - (Journalist, novelist, and screenwriter)
- Dora Russell - (Feminist and progressive campaigner)
- Scott Nearing - (Conservationist, peace activist, educator and writer)
- Tess Davis
- Hamilton Fish III - (Congressman)
- Isaac Don Levine
- Rebecca West - (Feminist and writer)
- Will Durant - (Philosopher, historian, and writer)
- Will Weinstone
- Emmanuel Herbert
- Arne Swabeck - (American Communist leader)
- Adele Gutman Nathan
- George Seldes - (Investigative journalist and media critic)
- Kenneth Chamberlain
- Blanche Hays Fagen
- Galina von Meck
- Art Shields
- Andrew Dasburg
- Hugo Gellert - (Illustrator and satirist)
- Dorothy Frooks - (Author, publisher, military figure and actress)
- George Jessel - (Actor, singer, songwriter, and movie producer)
- Jacob Bailin
- John Ballato
- Lucita Williams
- Bernadine Szold-Fritz
- Jessica Smith - (Editor and activist)
- Harry Carlisle
- Arthur Mayer
- Heaton Vorse
[edit] Awards
The movie won Academy Awards for:
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Maureen Stapleton playing Emma Goldman)
- Best Cinematography (Vittorio Storaro)
- Best Director (Warren Beatty)
and was nominated for:
- Best Actor in a Leading Role (Warren Beatty)
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Jack Nicholson)
- Best Actress in a Leading Role (Diane Keaton)
- Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
- Best Costume Design
- Best Film Editing
- Best Picture
- Best Sound
- Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen.
[edit] External links
- Reds at the Internet Movie Database
