Reds

Where to Watch Reds (1981) (Legally)

Not since Gone with the Wind has there been a great romantic epic like it!
Dec 25, 1981 US 195 min M
6.9 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
376 votes
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What to expect (spoiler-free)

If you’re considering “ (1981), this quick guide summarizes the essentials.

Genre-wise, it leans into Drama, History, Romance, with a runtime around 195 minutes.

Cast highlights include Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Edward Herrmann, Jerzy Kosiński.

For families, checking the local age rating is recommended before watching.

Topics & keywords

husband wife relationship, world war i, war correspondent, biography, based on true story, co-workers relationship, docudrama, russian revolution (1917), russian history, greenwich village, russian civil war (1918-21), 1920s

Official trailer

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Plot

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.

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Main 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