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Reds (Original title)Ten Days That Shook the World (Alternative title)The John Reed and Louise Bryant Story (Alternative title)
Dates: 1981 (Copyright), 28 March 1982 (Release)

Countries: United Kingdom, USA

Director: Warren Beatty

Synopsis: Drama based on the life of American journalist John Reed, whose "Ten Days That Shook the World" charted his experiences in Russia during the 1917 Revolution.

Genres:
Biopic, Historical drama

Subjects:
Politics, Russian Revolution (1917)
Releases
Date: 03 December 1981Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - StereoRuntime: 196 mins Length: 17627 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 25 January 1982Country: United KingdomRelease type: Pre-ReleaseFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - StereoRuntime: 0 mins 6 secs - Length: 09 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Cinema International Corporation (UK)
Date: 25 February 1982Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - StereoRuntime: 195 mins 19 secs - Length: 17580 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Cinema International Corporation

Credits (214)
©: Barclays Mercantile Industrial Finance Ltd, Production Company: Paramount Pictures Corporation, Executive Producer: Simon Relph, Executive Producer: Dede Allen, Producer: Warren Beatty, Associate Producer: David L. Macleod, Unit Manager (Finland Unit): Toivo Lehmusvirta, Production Manager: Nigel Wooll, Production Manager (Spanish Unit): Vicente Escriva Jr, Production Manager (Finland Unit): Kaj Holmberg, Production Manager (California Unit): Jack Terry, Production Manager (NY/Washington Unit): Alex Ho, Prod Office Co-ordinator (NY/Wash Unit): Gail Geibel, Production Accountant: Jack King, Assistant Production Accountant: Alan John, Rosalie King, Post-production Accountant/Administrator: Sandy Varga, Accountant (Finland Unit): Anneli Merilä, Supervising Location Manager: Redmond Morris, Location Manager: Simon Bosanquet, Location Manager (Spanish Unit): Juan Clemente, Post-production Co-ordinator: Sherri Taffel, Production Consultant (Finland Unit): Åke Lindman, Production Assistant: Vicki Manning, Secretary to the Producer: Barbara Huger, Production Secretary (Finland Unit): Anneli Merilä, Runner: Asad Qureshi, Russian Graphics Research: Elizabeth Spender, Post-production Research: Judith Evans, Additional Research: Dave King, Lillian Michelson, 2nd Unit Director (Spanish Unit): Craig R. Baxley, Assistant Director: Simon Relph, Assistant Director (2nd): Michael Green, Peter Waller, Assistant Director (3rd): Michael Zimbrich, Assistant Director (Spanish Unit 1st): Kuki Lopez Rodero, Assistant Director (Spanish Unit 2nd): Enrique Gabriel, Assistant Director (Finland Unit): Carl Mesterton, Assistant Director (Finland Unit 2nd): Lauri Törhönen, Assistant Director (California Unit 1st): James J. Quinn, Robert Birnbaum, Assistant Director (California Unit 2nd): Thomas Seidman, Joseph Kontra, Assistant Director (NY/Wash Unit 1st): Alan Hopkins, Assistant Director (NY/Wash Unit 2nd): Bobby Warren, Special Assistant (California Unit): Helen Deibelmann, Script Supervisor: Zelda Barron, Script Supervisor (California Unit): Karen Wookey, Casting: Patsy Pollock, Noel Davis, Casting (American): Marion Dougherty, Casting (American): Gretchen Rennell, Kathy Talbert, Casting (California Unit): Jane Jenkins, Nancy Foy, Casting (Crowd Assistant): Beverly Keogh, Casting (California Unit Extras): Carl Joy, Central Casting, Screenplay: Warren Beatty, Screenplay: Trevor Griffiths, Director of Photography: Vittorio Storaro, Camera Operator: Enrico Umetelli, Camera Operator (2nd Unit): Camillo Bazzoni, Focus Puller: Roberti Alberti, Camera Assistant (2nd Unit): Mauro Marchetti, Giorgio Urbinelli, Clapper Loader: Jeremy Gee, Clapper Loader (2nd Unit): David Watkins, Supervising Electrician: Fillipo Cafolla, Laurie Shane, [Gaffer] Best Boy: Martin Evans, Camera Grip: Alfredo Marchetti, Tony Cridlin, 2nd Unit Grip: Mario Marchetti, Editing Video Technician: David Reibman, Video Apprentice: David Sharlein, Photographic Illustrator: Dan Weaks, Photographic Colour Treatment: Phillip Schopper, Stills Photography: David Appleby, Special Effects: Bob Dawson, Special Effects: Ian Wingrove, Special Effects (Spanish Unit): Antonio Parra, Editor: Dede Allen, Editor: Craig McKay, Editor (Special Sequences): Katherine Wenning, Editor (Visual Effects): Sam Fine, Editor (Additional): Richard Hiscott, Editor (Additional): Gerald Greenberg, Richard Marden, Editor (Associate): Angelo Corrao, Brian Peachey, 1st Assistant Editor: Cindy Kaplan, Assistant Editor: Eric L. Beason, Assistant Editor: Jill Savitt, Assistant Editor: William Scharf, Assistant Editor: Claire Simpson, Assistant Editor: Karen Stern, Assistant Editor: Ray Hubley, Assistant Editor: Martin Levenstein, Assistant Editor: Leslie Gaulin, Joan Metzger, Assistant Editor (Additional British): Alan Killick, Assistant Editor (Additional British): Philip Sanderson, William Webb, Apprentice Editor: David Rogow, Apprentice Editor: Stuart Stanley, Apprentice Editor: William Kruzykowski, Apprentice Editor: John Hill, Apprentice Editor: Judy Silberstein, Debra Bard, British Appprentice [Editor]: Jennifer Augé, Production Designer: Richard Sylbert, Art Director: Simon Holland, Art Director (Spanish Unit): Fernando González, Art Director (Finland Unit): Vesa Tapola, Assistant Art Director: Ros Shingleton, Set Decorator (California Unit): Thomas Roysden, Set Decorator (NY/Washington Unit): Paul Heffernan, Set Dresser: Michael Seirton, Drapes: Sean Casey, Draughtsman: John King, Buzz Stephens, Scenic Artist: Bob Spencer, Sketch Artist: Roy Carnon, Lettering Artist: Lance Chapman, Production Buyer: Jill Quertier, Property Master: George Ball, Chargehand Props: Micky Pugh, Eddie Francis, Chargehand Dressing Props: Denis Hopperton, Construction Manager: Jack Carter, Chargehand Carpenter: Dick Brown, Chargehand Carpenter: Pete Verard, Bert Long, Chargehand Plasterer: Mickey Spence, Chargehand Rigger: Nobby Clark, Costume Designer: Shirley Russell, Assistant to the Costume Designer: Linda Burtenshaw, Costume Supervisor (California Unit): Richard Lamotte, Wardrobe Supervisor: Richard Pointing, Wardrobe Mistress: Rebecca Breed, Wardrobe Master (Spanish Unit): Martina Diaz Porras, Wardrobe (NY/Washington Unit): Marilyn Putnam, Bill Loger, Wardrobe Assistant: Nic Ede, Catherine Halloran, Make-up Artist: Paul Engelen, Bob Lawrance, Make-up Artist (California Unit): Bill Turner, Make-up Artist (NY/Washington Unit): Fern Buchner, Hairstylist: Barry Richardson, Joan Carpenter, Hairstylist (NY/Washington Unit): Phil Naso, Hairstylist (California Unit): Carolyn Elias, Titles: Wayne Fitzgerald, Original Music: Stephen Sondheim, Additional Music: Dave Grusin, Music Supervisor/Conductor: Paul Gemignani, Orchestrations: Jonathan Tunick, Music Editor: Ted Whitfield, Music Editor: Michael Tronick, Assistant Music Editor: Gina Roose, Music Recording: Frank Kulaga, Choreography: Gillian Gregory, Choreography: Stefan Wenta, Sound Mixer: Simon Kaye, Sound Mixer (California Unit): Bruce Bisenz, Sound Mixer (NY/Washington Unit): Al Mian, Sound Engineer: David Allen, Sound Technician: Des Edwards, Sound Boom Operator: David Stephenson, Re-recording Mixer: Dick Vorisek, Tom Fleischman, Supervising Sound Editor: Richard Cirincione, Sound Editor: Lou Cerborino, Sound Editor: Maurice Schell, Sound Editor: Kate Hirson, Sound Editor: Peter C. Frank, Sound Editor: David Ray, Sound Editor: Dan Lieberstein, Sound Editor: Stan Bochner, Sound Editor: Jay Dranch, Sound Editor: Harold Levinsohn, Sound Editor: Marjorie Deutsch, Sound Editor (Associate): Peter Odabashian, Assistant Sound Editor: Yvette Nabel, Assistant Sound Editor: Bruce Kitzmeyer, Assistant Sound Editor: Harry Peck Bolles, Assistant Sound Editor: Darrell Hanzalik, Assistant Sound Editor: Jane McCulley, Assistant Sound Editor: Marshall Grupp, Assistant Sound Editor: Brunilda Torres, Assistant Sound Editor: Jeffrey Stern, Assistant Sound Editor: Frederic Rosenberg, Assistant Sound Editor: Thomas Gulino, Randall Coleman, Apprentice Sound Editor: David Siegel, Apprentice Sound Editor: Susan Lazarus, Apprentice Sound Editor: Laura Civiello, Apprentice Sound Editor: Mary Sweeney, Apprentice Sound Editor: David Gelfand, Mark Rathaus, Neg Cutter: Donah Bassett, Historical Consultant: Robert A. Rosenstone, Special Consultant: Zelda Barron, Jeremy Pikser, Post-production Language Consultant: Zina Voynow, Transportation: Tommy Lee, Transportation: Bill Turner, Doug Lister, Dedicated to: Julie Christie, Wrangler (Spanish Unit): Paco Ardura
Cast (83)
Warren Beatty (John Reed), Diane Keaton (Louise Bryant), Edward Herrmann (Max Eastman), Jerzy Kosinski (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 Whigman), 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 (Peter 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 (V.I. Lenin), Stuart Richman (L. Trotsky), Oleg Kerensky (A. Kerensky), Nikko Seppälä (young Bolshevik soldier), John J. Hooker (Senator Overman), Shane Rimmer (MacAlpine), Jerry Hardin (Harry), Jack Kehoe (Eddie), Christopher Malcolm, Tony Sibbald (CLP party member), R.G. Armstrong (government agent), Josef Sommer (state department official), Jan Tríska (Karl Radek), Åke Lindman (Scandinavian escort), Pertti Weckström (Finnish doctor), Nina Macarova (Russian nurse), José de Fillippo (Russian doctor), Andreas La Casa (little boy), Roger Baldwin, Henry Miller, Adela Rogers St. Johns, Dora Russell, Scott Nearing, Tess Davis, Heaton Vorse, Hamilton Fish, Isaac Don Levine, Rebecca West, Will Durant, Will Weinstone, Oleg Kerensky, Emmanuel Herbert, Arne Swabeck, Adele Nathan, George Seldes, Kenneth Chamberlain, Blanche Hays Fagen, Galina von Meck, Art Shields, Andrew Dasburg, Hugo Gellert, Dorothy Frooks, George Jessel, Jacob Bailin, John Ballato, Lucita Williams, Bernadine Szold-Fritz, Jessica Smith, Harry Carlisle, Arthur Mayer (witness), Bill Bailey ([])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (53)
In: Empire n215 May 2007  Pages: 162-163
Title: At Home/DVD Reissues: RedsAuthor: FRASER, Rob Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Sight and Sound v17 n4 April 2007  Pages: 86-87
Title: Reviews: DVDs: RedsAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Cinéaste v32 n3 Summer 2007  Pages: 76-77
Title: RedsAuthor: ROWIN, Michael Joshua Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: American Cinematographer v88 n5 May 2007  Page: 10,12
Title: DVD Playback: RedsAuthor: SILBERG, Jon Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Vanity Fair n547 March 2006  Pages: 236-251
Title: Thunder on the Left: the making of RedsAuthor: BISKIND, Peter Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article offering a detailed look at the background to and making of Warren Beatty's film REDS, with comments from some of those involved.

In: Post Script v19 n3 Summer 2000  Pages: 3-28
Title: Dede Allen: an interviewAuthor: GENTRY, Rick Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with Dede Allen who discusses her editing work and her style of editing. Films referred to include: BONNIE & CLYDE; WONDER BOYS; REDS; The ADDAMS FAMILY.

In: Creative Screenwriting v3 n4 Special 1996  Pages: 92-123
Title: Dramatic and melodramatic beat structures...Author: HEIL, Douglas Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: An illustration of the differences between drama and melodrama through an analysis of of two scenes, one from REDS (a drama) and one from The KARATE KID (a melodrama).

In: Film History v5 n1 March 1993  Pages: 85-96
Title: Witness to Hollywood: oral tesimony and historical interp...Author: GRINDON, Leger Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Analyses the distinguishing qualities of the witness testimonies in REDS the design of the witnesses,their inter- action with the drama, their relation to cinematic tradition and their impact upon the film's historical explanation.

In: Sight and Sound v1 n2 June 1991  Page: 69
Title: [Sight and Sound - v1 n2 June 1991: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note

In: The Hollywood Reporter v286 n33 18 Apr 1985  Page: 1,8
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v286 n33 18 Apr 1985: no known title]Language: English
Description: Beatty comments on the possible significance of his action against ABC TV over the TV cuts in REDS.

In: Screen International n493 20 Apr 1985  Page: 2
Title: [Screen International - n493 20 Apr 1985: no known title]Language: English
Description: Beatty wins challenge over ABC TV's planned cuts in its network showing of the film.

In: Films v4 n7 July 1984  Page: 21
Title: [Films - v4 n7 July 1984: no known title]Language: English
Description: Text of a letter written by Vittorio Storaro when he was working on the film, and was prevented from completing his w in America due to union opposition to him as a foreign cameraman.

In: British National Film Catalogue v21 1983
Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v21 1983: no known title]Language: English

In: Sight and Sound v52 n2 Spring 1983  Pages: Spring 110-113
Title: [Sight and Sound - v52 n2 Spring 1983: no known title]Language: English

In: Jump Cut n28 April 1983  Pages: 6-10
Title: [Jump Cut - n28 April 1983: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Collection of extracts of reviews from the left press.

In: Cinema Sessanta n154 Nov/Dec 1983  Pages: 4-9
Title: [Cinema Sessanta - n154 Nov/Dec 1983: no known title]Language: Italian

In: The Hollywood Reporter v271 n5 22 Mar 1982  Page: 14
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v271 n5 22 Mar 1982: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article on a lawsuit brought against Beatty and Paramount by authors Wil.

In: Screen International n336 27 Mar 1982  Page: 138
Title: [Screen International - n336 27 Mar 1982: no known title]Language: English

In: American Film v7 n5 March 1982  Page: 8
Title: [American Film - v7 n5 March 1982: no known title]Language: English
Description: Photographs of the witnesses Beatty used in the film, with their names.

In: Film Comment v18 n1 Jan/Feb 1982  Pages: 15-16
Title: [Film Comment - v18 n1 Jan/Feb 1982: no known title]Language: English

In: Screen International n334 13 Mar 1982  Page: 14
Title: [Screen International - n334 13 Mar 1982: no known title]Language: English

In: City Limits n20 19 Feb 1982  Pages: 42-44
Title: [City Limits - n20 19 Feb 1982: no known title]Language: English

In: Cinéaste v12 n1 1982  Pages: 46-48
Title: [Cinéaste - v12 n1 1982: no known title]Language: English

In: Photoplay v33 n4 April 1982  Pages: 31-36
Title: [Photoplay - v33 n4 April 1982: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Background article on the film, with stills.

In: Jeune Cinéma n143 June 1982  Pages: 12-14
Title: [Jeune Cinéma - n143 June 1982: no known title]Language: French

In: Screen International n332 27 Feb 1982  Page: 12
Title: [Screen International - n332 27 Feb 1982: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interviews with Simon Relph and Trevor Griffiths.

In: Screen International n332 27 Feb 1982  Page: 7
Title: [Screen International - n332 27 Feb 1982: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note that technically the film is the property of Barclays bank.

In: American Premiere v3 n1 February 1982  Page: 40
Title: [American Premiere - v3 n1 February 1982: no known title]Language: English

In: Screen v23 n2 Jul/Aug 1982  Pages: 61-70
Title: [Screen - v23 n2 Jul/Aug 1982: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with Trevor Griffiths.

In: Screen v23 n2 Jul/Aug 1982  Pages: 71-75
Title: [Screen - v23 n2 Jul/Aug 1982: no known title]Language: English
Description: Look at the way in which the film has been received by the critics.

In: Time Out n593 1 Jan 1982  Pages: 14-15
Title: [Time Out - n593 1 Jan 1982: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v49 n578 March 1982  Pages: 47-48
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v49 n578 March 1982: no known title]Language: English

In: Films and Filming n330 March 1982  Pages: 21-22
Title: [Films and Filming - n330 March 1982: no known title]Language: English

In: Time Out n601 26 Feb 1982  Pages: 14-15
Title: [Time Out - n601 26 Feb 1982: no known title]Language: English
Description: Comments from Trevor Griffiths.

In: Time Out n601 26 Feb 1982  Page: 17
Title: [Time Out - n601 26 Feb 1982: no known title]Language: English
Description: Comment on the real Louise Bryant and the way in which she is portrayed in the film.

In: Cinéma n278 February 1982  Pages: 73-77
Title: [Cinéma - n278 February 1982: no known title]Language: French

In: Positif n256 June 1982  Pages: 59-61
Title: [Positif - n256 June 1982: no known title]Language: French

In: Films v2 n8 July 1982  Pages: 38-39
Title: [Films - v2 n8 July 1982: no known title]Language: English

In: Cinema Papers n37 April 1982  Pages: 164-165
Title: [Cinema Papers - n37 April 1982: no known title]Language: English

In: The Hollywood Reporter v269 n43 21 Dec 1981  Page: 11
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v269 n43 21 Dec 1981: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note on budget.

In: The Hollywood Reporter v269 n28 30 Nov 1981  Page: 3,15
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v269 n28 30 Nov 1981: no known title]Language: English

In: Variety 2 Dec 1981  Page: 16
Title: [Variety - 2 Dec 1981: no known title]Language: English

In: The Hollywood Reporter v269 n37 11 Dec 1981  Pages: 10-11
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v269 n37 11 Dec 1981: no known title]Language: English
Description: USA press comments.

In: Motion Picture Product Digest v9 n14 16 Dec 1981  Page: 54
Title: [Motion Picture Product Digest - v9 n14 16 Dec 1981: no known title]Language: English

In: Screen International n202 11 Aug 1979  Page: 20
Title: [Screen International - n202 11 Aug 1979: no known title]Language: English

In: Photoplay v30 n12 December 1979  Page: 58
Title: [Photoplay - v30 n12 December 1979: no known title]Language: English
Description: Production report.

In: Screen International n193 9 Jun 1979  Page: 6
Title: [Screen International - n193 9 Jun 1979: no known title]Language: English

In:   Page: 24
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Description: Listed.

In:
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Description: Research notes, script drafts.

In:   Pages: Spring 43-48
Title: [ - : no known title]

In:   Pages: 119-120
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Books held in BFI Reuben Library (3)
Title: Why docudrama?: fact-fiction on film and TV
Author: ROSENTHAL, Alan  Pages: viii-xxi, 387p.

Title: Shadows on the past: studies in the historical fiction film
Author: GRINDON, Leger  Pages: 250p.
Description: La MARSEILLAISE (1937) pp. 27-67 SENSO pp. 91-121 La PRISE DE POUVOIR PAR LOUIS XIV pp. 123-178 REDS pp. 179-221 REIGN OF TERROR pp. 69-90

Title: Powerplays: Trevor Griffiths in television
Author: POOLE, Mike  Pages: 203p.


Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(1)
Film materials(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 17461 FeetStock date: 1980Stock date: 1979BFI identifier: C-800561
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film