Reds
Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Paramount Pictures  (1981) 195 mins PG

7.4 (6,598 votes)
Reds is the story of Jack Reed (Warren Beatty), an American journalist who initially covered and soon became caught up in Russia's Bolshevik revolution. Reed meets Louise (Dianne Keaton) after one of his lectures, she leaves her husband for him and eventually marries Reed. For a time, she leaves Reed and lives with playwright Eugene O'Neill (Jack Nicholson). After the Russian revolution, Reed and his friends return to the US in hopes of fomenting a similar communist revolution. The plot is augmented with interviews with many of Reed's actual contemporaries who provide insights into his character and the events and moods of the times....

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Cast and Crew
Warren Beatty  ......  John Reed
Diane Keaton  ......  Louise Bryant
Edward Herrmann  ......  Max Eastman
Jerzy Kosinski  ......  Grigory Zinoviev
Jack Nicholson  ......  Eugene O'Neill
Paul Sorvino  ......  Louis Fraina
Director  .....  Warren Beatty
Producer  .....  Warren Beatty; Dede Allen
Writer  .....  Warren Beatty; Elaine May; Trevor Griffiths
Notes
Goofs:
Anachronisms: When Louise first comes to New York and finds John's apartment (during the time of WWI), some of the apartment windows behind her have air conditioning units. (more)

Trivia:
The poem that Jack Nicholson gives Diane Keaton was a real poem that he had actually written for her. (more)

Filming Locations:
1 Great George Street, Westminster, London, England, UK (more)

Quotes:
[repeated line]
Louise Bryant: I write.
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Awards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 18 wins & 21 nominations (more)