About Reds
- Released on December 25, 1981
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.
Full Cast of Reds
Warren Beatty plays John Reed
Diane Keaton plays Louise Bryant
Edward Herrmann plays Max Eastman
Jerzy Kosiński plays Grigory Zinoviev
Jack Nicholson plays Eugene O'Neill
Paul Sorvino plays Louis Fraina
Maureen Stapleton plays Emma Goldman
Nicolas Coster plays Paul Trullinger
M. Emmet Walsh plays Speaker at Liberal Club
Ian Wolfe plays Mr. Partlow
Bessie Love plays Mrs. Partlow
MacIntyre Dixon plays Carl Walters
Pat Starr plays Helen Walters
Eleanor D. Wilson plays Mrs. Reed
Max Wright plays Floyd Dell
George Plimpton plays Horace Whigham
Harry Ditson plays Maurice Becker
Leigh Curran plays Ida Rauh
Kathryn Grody plays Crystal Eastman
Brenda Currin plays Marjorie Jones
Nancy Duiguid plays Jane Heap
Norman Chancer plays Barney
Dolph Sweet plays Big Bill Haywood
Ramon Bieri plays Police Chief
Jack O'Leary plays Pinkerton Guard
Gene Hackman plays Pete van Wherry
Gerald Hiken plays Dr. Lorber
William Daniels plays Julius Gerber
Dave King plays Allan Benson
Joseph Buloff plays Joe Volski
Stefan Gryff plays Alex Gomberg
Denis Pekarev plays Interpreter in Factory
Roger Sloman plays Vladimir I. Lenin
Stuart Richman plays Leon Trotsky
Oleg Kerensky plays Alexander Kerensky / Himself - Witness
Nikko Seppala plays Young Bolshevik Soldier
John J. Hooker plays Senator Overman
Shane Rimmer plays MacAlpine
Jerry Hardin plays Harry
Jack Kehoe plays Eddie
Christopher Malcolm plays CLP Party Member #1
Tony Sibbald plays CLP Party Member #2
R. G. Armstrong plays Government Agent
Josef Sommer plays State Department Official
Jan Tříska plays Karl Radek
Åke Lindman plays Scandinavian Escort
Pertti Weckström plays Finnish Doctor
Nina Macarova plays Russian Nurse
Jose De Fillippo plays Russian Doctor
Andreas La Casa plays Little Boy
Roger Baldwin plays Himself - Witness
Henry Miller plays Himself - Witness
Adela Rogers St. Johns plays Herself - Witness
Dora Russell plays Herself - Witness
Scott Nearing plays Himself - Witness
Tess Davis plays Herself - Witness
Heaton Vorse plays Herself - Witness
Hamilton Fish plays Himself - Witness
Isaac Don Levine plays Himself - Witness
Rebecca West plays Herself - Witness
Will Durant plays Himself - Witness
Will Weinstone plays Himself - Witness
Emmanuel Herbert plays Himself - Witness
Arne Swabeck plays Himself - Witness
Adele Gutman Nathan plays Herself - Witness
George Seldes plays Himself - Witness
Kenneth Chamberlain plays Himself - Witness
Blanche Hays Fagen plays Herself - Witness
Galina von Meck plays Herself - Witness
Art Shields plays Himself - Witness
Andrew Dasburg plays Himself - Witness
Hugo Gellert plays Himself - Witness
Dorothy Frooks plays Herself - Witness
George Jessel plays Himself - Witness
Jacob Bailin plays Himself - Witness
John Ballato plays Himself - Witness
Lucita Williams plays Herself - Witness
Bernadine Szold-Fritz plays Herself - Witness
Jessica Smith plays Herself - Witness
Harry Carlisle plays Himself - Witness
Arthur Mayer plays Himself - Witness
Miriam Margolyes plays Woman with Notebook (uncredited)
John Ratzenberger plays Communist Leader (uncredited)
Simon Jones plays Louise Bryant's Colleague in France (uncredited)
Crew of Reds
Sound
Production
Editing
Art
Writing
Directing
Costume & Make-Up
Camera
Crew
Lighting
- Warren Beatty
- Diane Keaton
- Edward Herrmann
- Jerzy Kosiński
- 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
- Nancy Duiguid
- Norman Chancer
- Dolph Sweet
- Ramon Bieri
- Jack O'Leary
- Gene Hackman
- Gerald Hiken
- William Daniels
- Dave King
- Joseph Buloff
- Stefan Gryff
- Denis Pekarev
- Roger Sloman
- Stuart Richman
- Oleg Kerensky
- Nikko Seppala
- John J. Hooker
- Shane Rimmer
- Jerry Hardin
- Jack Kehoe
- Christopher Malcolm
- Tony Sibbald
- R. G. Armstrong
- Josef Sommer
- Jan Tříska
- Åke Lindman
- Pertti Weckström
- Nina Macarova
- Jose De Fillippo
- Andreas La Casa
- 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
- Emmanuel Herbert
- Arne Swabeck
- Adele Gutman 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
- Miriam Margolyes
- John Ratzenberger
- Simon Jones