Reds
Reds
Release: 1981-12-25
·Runtime: 195m
·★ 6.9
Drama
History
Romance
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
JRS Productions
Barclays Mercantile Industrial Finance
Paramount Pictures
Cast
Warren Beatty
as John Reed
Diane Keaton
as Louise Bryant
Edward Herrmann
as Max Eastman
Jerzy Kosiński
as Grigory Zinoviev
Jack Nicholson
as Eugene O'Neill
Paul Sorvino
as Louis Fraina
Maureen Stapleton
as Emma Goldman
Nicolas Coster
as Paul Trullinger
M. Emmet Walsh
as Speaker at Liberal Club
Ian Wolfe
as Mr. Partlow
Bessie Love
as Mrs. Partlow
MacIntyre Dixon
as Carl Walters
Pat Starr
as Helen Walters
Max Wright
as Floyd Dell
George Plimpton
as Horace Whigham
Harry Ditson
as Maurice Becker
Kathryn Grody
as Crystal Eastman
Brenda Currin
as Marjorie Jones
Norman Chancer
as Barney
Dolph Sweet
as Big Bill Haywood
Ramon Bieri
as Police Chief
Gene Hackman
as Pete van Wherry
William Daniels
as Julius Gerber
Dave King
as Allan Benson
Joseph Buloff
as Joe Volski
Stefan Gryff
as Alex Gomberg
Roger Sloman
as Vladimir I. Lenin
Shane Rimmer
as MacAlpine
Jerry Hardin
as Harry
Jack Kehoe
as Eddie
Christopher Malcolm
as CLP Party Member #1
R.G. Armstrong
as Government Agent
Josef Sommer
as State Department Official
Jan Tříska
as Karl Radek
Åke Lindman
as Scandinavian Escort
Roger Baldwin
as Himself - Witness
Henry Miller
as Himself - Witness
George Jessel
as Himself - Witness
Miriam Margolyes
as Woman with Notebook (uncredited)
John Ratzenberger
as Communist Leader (uncredited)
Simon Jones
as Louise Bryant's Colleague in France (uncredited)
Jill Goldston
as Dancing Woman (uncredited)
Crew
Warren Beatty
Director
Elaine May
Additional Writing
Warren Beatty
Producer
Craig McKay
Editor
Vittorio Storaro
Director of Photography
Noel Davis
Casting
Stephen Sondheim
Original Music Composer
Dave Grusin
Original Music Composer
Jill Quertier
Set Buyer
Mauro Marchetti
Assistant Camera
Jane Jenkins
Casting
Lauri Törhönen
Second Assistant Director
Åke Lindman
Production Consultant
Nancy Foy
Casting
Jill Savitt
Assistant Editor
Claire Simpson
Assistant Editor
Paul Gemignani
Music Supervisor
Paul Gemignani
Conductor
A. Kitman Ho
Production Manager
Craig R. Baxley
Second Unit Director
David Appleby
Still Photographer
Trevor Griffiths
Screenplay
Warren Beatty
Screenplay
Dave Grusin
Additional Music
Zelda Barron
Script Supervisor
Jeremy Zimmermann
Casting
Michael Tronick
Music Editor
Craig R. Baxley
Stunt Coordinator