Reds (1981)★ 7.5/10

PG · US · 195 min · December 3, 1981

Drama
History
Romance
Biography

Written by: Warren Beatty, Trevor Griffiths

John Reed returns from Russia a revolutionary, but love and ideals clash as Louise Bryant drifts away and his health fades amid political turmoil.

Original title

Reds

Storyline

Journalist John Reed travels to Russia to cover the Bolshevik Revolution and returns transformed. His political zeal draws him to feminist writer Louise Bryant. As their romance deepens, ideological rifts and personal struggles emerge. Bryant turns to a playwright, and Reed, consumed by revolution, returns to Russia, where his health begins to fail.

Rating

7.5 / 10 · 27,057

Companies

Barclays Mercantile Industrial Finance, JRS Productions, Paramount Pictures, Cinema International Corporation (CIC), United International Pictures (UIP), Paramount Films of India, Argentina Video Home, Paramount Home Entertainment, Pluto TV, CIC Vídeo, The Criterion Collection

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