Rent Reds (1981)
3.6 of 5 from 99 ratings
3h 8min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- The film, based on actual events, tells the story of John Reed (Warren Beatty), American Communist, journalist and activist, whose love affair with writer/feminist Louise Bryant (Diane Keaton) unfolds against the explosive backdrop of the Russian Revolution.
- Actors:
- Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Edward Herrmann, Jerzy Kosinski, Jack Nicholson, Paul Sorvino, Maureen Stapleton, Nicolas Coster, M. Emmet Walsh, Ian Wolfe, Bessie Love, MacIntyre Dixon, Pat Starr, Eleanor D. Wilson, Max Wright, George Plimpton, Harry Ditson, Leigh Curran, Kathryn Grody, Brenda Currin
- Directors:
- Warren Beatty
- Producers:
- Warren Beatty
- Writers:
- Warren Beatty, Trevor Griffiths
- Others:
- Vittorio Storaro, Maureen Stapleton, Richard Sylbert, Michael Seirton, Tom Fleischman, Simon Kaye, Craig McKay, Shirley Russell, Dick Vorisek, Dede Allen
- Studio:
- Paramount Home Entertainmen
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Romance
- Awards:
1983 BAFTA Best Supporting Actor
1982 Oscar Best Supporting Actress
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 09/04/2007
- Run Time:
- 188 minutes
- Languages:
- English
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Witness to Reds: The Rising; Comrades; Revolution (Part 1); Revolution (Part 2); Testimonials; The March and Propaganda
- New DVD Trailer
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes first part of the main feature
- Disc 2:
- This disc includes second part of the main feature
- Special Features
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- Not released
- Run Time:
- 194 minutes
- Languages:
- English, Finnish, French, German, Russian
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
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Reviews (1) of Reds
A key time in history well portrayed. - Reds review by TE
This is a story of intrinsic interest, and Beatty's direction does a worthy job of covering some of the main aspects.
The period evocation is good, and Diane Keaton is on fine form. Even Jack Nicholson manages to give an appropriately restrained performance.
If anything the film tries to cover too much ground, timewise and location-wise. This tends to happen at the expense of depth of characterisation, but it's not hard to see why Beatty won an Oscar for his directorial role.
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