Reds
Not since Gone with the Wind has there been a great romantic epic like it!
Country
Budget
$35 000 000
Box office
$40 382 788
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Warren Beatty, Dede Allen, Simon Relph
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Richard Sylbert, Ros Shingleton
Audition
Patsy Pollock, Jeremy Zimmermann, Noel Davis
Editing
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- During filming, Beatty lectured Russian actors in the extras cast about capitalist methods of utilizing labor. This move ranked fourth on Total Film magazine's 2004 list of the dumbest decisions in cinema history, as the extras went on strike demanding higher wages.
- The scene from the film depicting the October Revolution was filmed in Helsinki, at the Suomenlinna sea fortress and Senate Square.
- Beatty wanted to offer his friend Nicholson the role of Eugene O'Neill, but he wasn't sure if he would agree, as he understood the role was small. During a conversation with Nicholson, he described the character as a man capable of winning a woman away from John Reed (played by Beatty himself). Nicholson said that he was the only one capable of doing so and agreed to the role. Shortly before that, Nicholson had finished filming 'The Shining,' and the producers of 'Reds' considered him too full and unkempt for the new role. But before the new filming began, Nicholson managed to transform significantly and lose weight.
- Gene Hackman appeared in this film in a cameo role as Pete Van Werry. Filming the scene in which he talks to Warren Beatty's character required 100 takes. Hackman categorically refused to do a 101st take.
- Warren Beatty began filming interviews with "witnesses" as early as the 1970s.
- In the mid-1980s, the ABC television network intended to show a shortened version of this film lasting 194 minutes. However, the film's director, Warren Beatty, flatly refused to allow the film to be shown in that form.
- Gene Hackman appeared in the film in a cameo role, playing Pete Van Wyrt. The scene in which he speaks with Warren Beatty's character required 100 takes. Hackman categorically refused to do a 101st take.
- Warren Beatty began filming interviews with "witnesses" as early as the beginning of the 1970s.
- In the mid-1980s, the ABC network intended to air a shortened 194-minute version of the film. However, the director, Warren Beatty, flatly refused to grant permission to broadcast the movie in that form.
- Beatty wanted to offer the role of Eugene O'Neill to his friend Nicholson, but was unsure if he would agree, knowing the role was small. During their conversation, Beatty described the character as a man capable of stealing a woman away from John Reed (played by Beatty himself). Nicholson replied that he was the only one capable of doing so and accepted the role. Shortly before this, Nicholson had finished filming "The Shining," and the producers of "Reds" felt he was too overweight and unkempt for the new part. However, before filming began, Nicholson managed to transform himself significantly and lose the extra weight.
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