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.
Cast
Warren Beatty
John Reed
Diane Keaton
Louise Bryant
Edward Herrmann
Max Eastman
Jerzy Kosiński
Grigory Zinoviev
Jack Nicholson
Eugene O'Neill
Paul Sorvino
Louis Fraina
Maureen Stapleton
Emma Goldman
Nicolas Coster
Paul Trullinger
M. Emmet Walsh
Speaker at Liberal Club
Ian Wolfe
Mr. Partlow
Bessie Love
Mrs. Partlow
MacIntyre Dixon
Carl Walters
Pat Starr
Helen Walters
Eleanor D. Wilson
Mrs. Reed
Max Wright
Floyd Dell
George Plimpton
Horace Whigham
Harry Ditson
Maurice Becker
Leigh Curran
Ida Rauh
Kathryn Grody
Crystal Eastman
Brenda Currin
Marjorie Jones
Nancy Duiguid
Jane Heap
Norman Chancer
Barney
Dolph Sweet
Big Bill Haywood
Ramon Bieri
Police Chief
Jack O'Leary
Pinkerton Guard
Gene Hackman
Pete van Wherry
Gerald Hiken
Dr. Lorber
William Daniels
Julius Gerber
Dave King
Allan Benson
Joseph Buloff
Joe Volski
Stefan Gryff
Alex Gomberg
Denis Pekarev
Interpreter in Factory
Roger Sloman
Vladimir I. Lenin
Stuart Richman
Leon Trotsky
Oleg Kerensky
Alexander Kerensky / Himself - Witness
Nikko Seppala
Young Bolshevik Soldier
John J. Hooker
Senator Overman
Shane Rimmer
MacAlpine
Jerry Hardin
Harry
Jack Kehoe
Eddie
Christopher Malcolm
CLP Party Member #1
Tony Sibbald
CLP Party Member #2
R.G. Armstrong
Government Agent
Josef Sommer
State Department Official
Jan Tříska
Karl Radek
Åke Lindman
Scandinavian Escort
Pertti Weckström
Finnish Doctor
Nina Macarova
Russian Nurse
Jose De Fillippo
Russian Doctor
Andreas La Casa
Little Boy
Roger Baldwin
Himself - Witness
Henry Miller
Himself - Witness
Adela Rogers St. Johns
Herself - Witness
Dora Russell
Herself - Witness
Scott Nearing
Himself - Witness
Tess Davis
Herself - Witness
Heaton Vorse
Herself - Witness
Hamilton Fish
Himself - Witness
Isaac Don Levine
Himself - Witness
Rebecca West
Herself - Witness
Will Durant
Himself - Witness
Will Weinstone
Himself - Witness
Emmanuel Herbert
Himself - Witness
Arne Swabeck
Himself - Witness
Adele Gutman Nathan
Herself - Witness
George Seldes
Himself - Witness
Kenneth Chamberlain
Himself - Witness
Blanche Hays Fagen
Herself - Witness
Galina von Meck
Herself - Witness
Art Shields
Himself - Witness
Andrew Dasburg
Himself - Witness
Hugo Gellert
Himself - Witness
Dorothy Frooks
Herself - Witness
George Jessel
Himself - Witness
Jacob Bailin
Himself - Witness
John Ballato
Himself - Witness
Lucita Williams
Herself - Witness
Bernadine Szold-Fritz
Herself - Witness
Jessica Smith
Herself - Witness
Harry Carlisle
Himself - Witness
Arthur Mayer
Himself - Witness
Miriam Margolyes
Woman with Notebook (uncredited)
John Ratzenberger
Communist Leader (uncredited)
Simon Jones
Louise Bryant's Colleague in France (uncredited)
Jill Goldston
Dancing Woman (uncredited)
Crew
Warren Beatty
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Trevor Griffiths
Screenplay
Dede Allen
Editor, Executive Producer
Craig McKay
Editor
Eric L. Beason
Assistant Editor
Jill Savitt
Assistant Editor
William S. Scharf
Assistant Editor
Claire Simpson
Assistant Editor
Karen I. Stern
Assistant Editor
Ray Hubley
Assistant Editor
Marty Levenstein
Assistant Editor
Leslie Gaulin
Assistant Editor
Joan Metzger
Assistant Editor
Richard Hiscott
Additional Editing
Gerald B. Greenberg
Additional Editing
Richard Marden
Additional Editing
Vittorio Storaro
Director of Photography
Alan Hopkins
First Assistant Director
James Quinn
First Assistant Director
Robert Birnbaum
First Assistant Director
Enrique Gabriel
Second Assistant Director
Lauri Törhönen
Second Assistant Director
Robert E. Warren
Second Assistant Director
Tom Seidman
Second Assistant Director
Joseph J. Kontra
Second Assistant Director
Michael Green
Second Assistant Director
Peter Waller
Second Assistant Director
Michael Zimbrich
Third Assistant Director
Carl Mesterton
Assistant Director
Simon Relph
Assistant Director, Executive Producer
David L. MacLeod
Associate Producer
Vicki Deason
Production Assistant
Richard Sylbert
Production Design
Camillo Bazzoni
Camera Operator
Enrico Umetelli
Camera Operator
Mauro Marchetti
Assistant Camera
Giorgio Urbinelli
Assistant Camera
Sherri Taffel Brown
Post Production Coordinator
Noel Davis
Casting
Patsy Pollock
Casting
Marion Dougherty
Casting
Gretchen Rennell
Casting
Kathy Talbert
Casting
Jane Jenkins
Casting
Nancy Foy
Casting
Jeremy Zimmermann
Casting
Beverley Keogh
Extras Casting
Martín Díaz Porras
Wardrobe Master
Marilyn Putnam
Wardrobe Master
William Loger
Wardrobe Master
Rebecca Breed
Wardrobe Master
Richard La Motte
Costume Supervisor
Richard Pointing
Wardrobe Supervisor
Shirley Russell
Costume Design
Linda Burtenshaw
Costume Assistant
Nicolas Ede
Wardrobe Assistant
Cath Halloran
Wardrobe Assistant
Phil Naso
Hairstylist
Carolyn Elias
Hairstylist
Barry Richardson
Hairstylist
Joan Carpenter
Hairstylist
Fern Buchner
Makeup Artist
William Turner
Makeup Artist
Paul Engelen
Makeup Artist
Bob Lawrance
Makeup Artist
Craig R. Baxley
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Kuki López Rodero
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Bob Spencer
Scenic Artist
Ros Shingleton
Assistant Art Director
Richard P. Cirincione
Supervising Sound Editor
David Ray
Sound Editor
Peter Odabashian
Sound Editor
Stan Bochner
Sound Editor
Louis Cerborino
Sound Editor
Marjorie Deutsch
Sound Editor
Jay Dranch
Sound Editor
Peter C. Frank
Sound Editor
Kate Hirson
Sound Editor
Hal Levinsohn
Sound Editor
Dan Lieberstein
Sound Editor
Maurice Schell
Sound Editor
Randall Coleman
Assistant Sound Editor
Marshall Grupp
Assistant Sound Editor
Thomas A. Gulino
Assistant Sound Editor
Darrell Hanzalik
Assistant Sound Editor
Bruce Kitzmeyer
Assistant Sound Editor
Jane McCulley
Assistant Sound Editor
Yvette Nabel
Assistant Sound Editor
Harry Peck Bolles
Assistant Sound Editor
Fred Rosenberg
Assistant Sound Editor
Jeffrey Stern
Assistant Sound Editor
Brunilda Torres
Assistant Sound Editor
Tom Fleischman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dick Vorisek
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Al Mian
Sound Mixer
Bruce Bisenz
Sound Mixer
Simon Kaye
Sound Mixer
Des Edwards
Sound Mix Technician
David Allen
Sound Engineer
David Stephenson
Boom Operator
Bob Dawson
Special Effects
Ian Wingrove
Special Effects
Antonio Parra
Special Effects
Sam Fine
Visual Effects Editor
Stephen Sondheim
Original Music Composer
Dave Grusin
Original Music Composer, Additional Music
Paul Gemignani
Music Supervisor, Conductor
Michael Tronick
Music Editor
Ted Whitfield
Music Editor
Jak King
Production Accountant
Sandy Varga
Post Production Accountant
Alan John
Assistant Accountant
Rosalie King
Assistant Accountant
Paul Hefferan
Set Decoration
Thomas L. Roysden
Set Decoration
Michael Seirton
Set Dresser
Jack Carter
Construction Manager
Mickey Pugh
Props
Eddie Francis
Props
David Appleby
Still Photographer
Åke Lindman
Production Consultant
Karen Hale Wookey
Script Supervisor
Zelda Barron
Script Supervisor
Martin Evans
Best Boy Electric
Dick Brown
Carpenter
Peter Verard
Carpenter
Bert Long
Carpenter
Redmond Morris
Location Manager
Simon Bosanquet
Location Manager
Juan Clemente Prosper
Location Manager
Gillian Gregory
Choreographer
Stefan Wenta
Choreographer
George Ball
Property Master
David Watkins
Clapper Loader
Jeremy Gee
Clapper Loader
Katherine Wenning
Editorial Services
Elaine May
Additional Writing
Angelo Corrao
Associate Editor
Brian Peachey
Associate Editor
Donah Bassett
Negative Cutter
John King
Draughtsman
Buzz Stephens
Draughtsman
Alfredo Marchetti
Grip
Tony Cridlin
Grip
Mario Marchetti
Grip
Laurie Shane
Gaffer
Filippo Cafolla
Gaffer
Vicente Escrivá hijo
Production Manager
Kaj Holmberg
Production Manager
A. Kitman Ho
Production Manager
Jack Terry
Production Manager
Nigel Wooll
Production Manager
Jill Quertier
Set Buyer
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
Denis Hopperton
Dressing Prop
Roberto Alberti
Focus Puller
Toivo Lehmusvirta
Unit Manager
Simon Holland
Art Direction
Fernando González
Art Direction
Vesa Tapola
Art Direction
Cindy Kaplan Rooney
First Assistant Editor
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