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Warren Beatty | ... |
John Reed
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Diane Keaton | ... |
Louise Bryant
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Edward Herrmann | ... |
Max Eastman
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Jerzy Kosinski | ... |
Grigory Zinoviev
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Jack Nicholson | ... |
Eugene O'Neill
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Paul Sorvino | ... |
Louis Fraina
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Maureen Stapleton | ... |
Emma Goldman
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Nicolas Coster | ... |
Paul Trullinger
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M. Emmet Walsh | ... |
Speaker - Liberal Club
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Ian Wolfe | ... |
Mr. Partlow
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Bessie Love | ... |
Mrs. Partlow
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MacIntyre Dixon | ... |
Carl Walters
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Pat Starr | ... |
Helen Walters
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Eleanor Wilson | ... |
Mrs. Reed
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Max Wright | ... |
Floyd Dell
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George Plimpton | ... |
Horace Whigham
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Harry Ditson | ... |
Maurice Becker
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Leigh Curran | ... |
Ida Rauh
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Kathryn Grody | ... |
Crystal Eastman
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Brenda Currin | ... |
Marjorie Jones
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Nancy Diuguid | ... |
Jane Heap
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Norman Chancer | ... |
Barney
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Dolph Sweet | ... |
Big Bill Haywood
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Ramon Bieri | ... |
Police Chief
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Jack O'Leary | ... |
Pinkerton Guard
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Gene Hackman | ... |
Pete Van Wherry
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Gerald Hiken | ... |
Dr. Lorber
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William Daniels | ... |
Julius Gerber
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Dave King | ... |
Allan Benson
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Joseph Buloff | ... |
Joe Volski
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Stefan Gryff | ... |
Alex Gomberg
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Denis Pekarev | ... |
Interpreter in Factory
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Roger Sloman | ... |
V.I. Lenin
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Stuart Richman | ... |
L. Trotsky
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Oleg Kerensky | ... |
A. Kerensky / Witness
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Nikko Seppala | ... |
Young Bolshevik Soldier
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John J. Hooker | ... |
Senator Overman
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Shane Rimmer | ... |
MacAlpine
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Jerry Hardin | ... |
Harry
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Jack Kehoe | ... |
Eddie
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Christopher Malcolm | ... |
C.L.P. Party Member
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Tony Sibbald | ... |
C.L.P. Party Member
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R.G. Armstrong | ... |
Government Agent
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Josef Sommer | ... |
State Department Official
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Jan Tríska | ... |
Karl Radek
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Åke Lindman | ... |
Scandinavian Escort
(as Ake Lindman)
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Pertti Weckström | ... |
Finnish Doctor
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Nina Macarova | ... |
Russian Nurse
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Jose De Fillippo | ... |
Russian Doctor
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Andreas La Casa | ... |
Little Boy
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Roger Baldwin | ... |
Witness
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Henry Miller | ... |
Witness
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Adela Rogers St. Johns | ... |
Witness
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Dora Russell | ... |
Witness
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Scott Nearing | ... |
Witness
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Tess Davis | ... |
Witness
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Heaton Vorse | ... |
Witness
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Hamilton Fish | ... |
Witness
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Isaac Don Levine | ... |
Witness
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Rebecca West | ... |
Witness
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Will Durant | ... |
Witness
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Will Weinstone | ... |
Witness
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Emmanuel Herbert | ... |
Witness
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Arne Swabeck | ... |
Witness
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Adele Gutman Nathan | ... |
Witness
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George Seldes | ... |
Witness
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Kenneth Chamberlain | ... |
Witness
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Blanche Hays Fagen | ... |
Witness
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Galina von Meck | ... |
Witness
(as Galina Von Meck)
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Art Shields | ... |
Witness
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Andrew Dasburg | ... |
Witness
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Hugo Gellert | ... |
Witness
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Dorothy Frooks | ... |
Witness
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George Jessel | ... |
Witness
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Jacob Bailin | ... |
Witness
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John Ballato | ... |
Witness
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Lucita Williams | ... |
Witness
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Bernadine Szold-Fritz | ... |
Witness
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Jessica Smith | ... |
Witness
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Harry Carlisle | ... |
Witness
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Arthur Mayer | ... |
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Victor Baring | ... |
French War Correspondent (uncredited)
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John Blight | ... |
Socialist at meeting (uncredited)
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Frank Cockrell | ... |
Chicago Policeman (uncredited)
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Harry Fielder | ... |
Russian (uncredited)
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Anthony Forrest | ... |
Harry Reed (uncredited)
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Mario Gallo | ... |
Worker (uncredited)
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Salo Gardner | ... |
Train Passenger (uncredited)
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Jill Goldston | ... |
Dancing Woman (uncredited)
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Janet Henfrey | ... |
Emma Goldman's Jail Guard (uncredited)
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Simon Hewitt | ... |
Activist (uncredited)
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Marjatta Hjorth | ... |
Woman with Her Son (uncredited)
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Barrie Holland | ... |
WW1 American Officer (uncredited)
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Simon Jones | ... |
Louise Bryant's Colleague in France (uncredited)
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Richard LeParmentier | ... |
Man Drinking with Pete Van Wherry (uncredited)
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Miriam Margolyes | ... |
Woman Writing in Notebook (uncredited)
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Ralph G. Morse | ... |
Immigrant (uncredited)
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Chris Parsons | ... |
Communist Partisan (uncredited)
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John Ratzenberger | ... |
Communist Leader (uncredited)
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Manning Redwood | ... |
U.S. Customs Officer (uncredited)
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Peter Ross-Murray | ... |
Communist Soldier (uncredited)
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John Herman Shaner | ... |
Socialist Prisoner (uncredited)
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Guy Standeven | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Burnell Tucker | ... |
Chum of John Reed (uncredited)
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Irja Utriainen | ... |
Woman in March (uncredited)
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Tom Willett | ... |
Man at Barn Union Meeting (uncredited)
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Directed by
Warren Beatty |
Written by
Warren Beatty | ... | (written by) & |
Trevor Griffiths | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Dede Allen | ... | executive producer |
Warren Beatty | ... | producer |
David Leigh MacLeod | ... | associate producer (as David L. MacLeod) |
Simon Relph | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Stephen Sondheim |
Cinematography by
Vittorio Storaro | ... | (photography by) |
Editing by
Dede Allen | ||
Craig McKay |
Editorial Department
Debra Bard | ... | apprentice film editor |
Donah Bassett | ... | negative cutter |
Eric L. Beason | ... | assistant film editor |
Sherri Taffel Brown | ... | post-production coordinator (as Sherri Taffel) |
Angelo Corrao | ... | associate film editor |
Leslie Gaulin | ... | assistant film editor |
Gerald B. Greenberg | ... | additional film editor (as Gerald Greenberg) |
John Hill | ... | apprentice film editor (as John A. Hill) |
Richard Hiscott | ... | additional film editor |
Ray Hubley | ... | assistant film editor |
Cindy Kaplan Rooney | ... | first assistant film editor (as Cindy Kaplan) |
Alan Killick | ... | additional assistant film editor: UK |
William Kruzykowski | ... | apprentice film editor |
Marty Levenstein | ... | assistant film editor (as Martin Levenstein) |
Richard Marden | ... | additional film editor |
Matt McFarland | ... | colorist |
Joan Metzger | ... | assistant film editor |
Brian Peachey | ... | associate film editor |
David Reibman | ... | editing video technician |
David Rogow | ... | apprentice film editor |
Phil Sanderson | ... | additional assistant film editor: UK (as Philip Sanderson) |
Jill Savitt | ... | assistant film editor |
William S. Scharf | ... | assistant film editor (as William Scharf) |
Judy Silberstein | ... | apprentice film editor |
Claire Simpson | ... | assistant film editor |
Stuart Stanley | ... | apprentice film editor |
Karen I. Stern | ... | assistant film editor (as Karen Stern) |
Sandy Varga | ... | post-production administrator |
William Webb | ... | additional assistant film editor: UK |
Katherine Wenning | ... | film editor: special sequences |
Neil Farrell | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
Noel Davis | ||
Patsy Pollock | ||
Jeremy Zimmermann |
Production Design by
Richard Sylbert |
Art Direction by
Simon Holland |
Costume Design by
Shirley Russell |
Makeup Department
Fern Buchner | ... | makeup artist: New York/Washington |
Joan Carpenter | ... | hair stylist |
Carolyn Elias | ... | hair stylist: California |
Paul Engelen | ... | makeup artist |
Bob Lawrance | ... | makeup artist |
Phil Naso | ... | hair stylist: New York/Washington |
Barry Richardson | ... | hair stylist |
William Turner | ... | makeup artist: California (as Bill Turner) |
Paquita Trench | ... | makeup artist: Spain (uncredited) |
Production Management
Vicente Escrivá hijo | ... | production manager: Spain (as Vicente Escriva Jr.) |
A. Kitman Ho | ... | production manager: New York/Washington (as Alex Ho) |
Kaj Holmberg | ... | production manager: Finland |
Toivo Lehmusvirta | ... | unit manager: Finland |
Jack Terry | ... | production manager: California |
Nigel Wooll | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Craig R. Baxley | ... | second unit director: Spain |
Robert Birnbaum | ... | first assistant director: California |
Enrique Gabriel | ... | second assistant director: Spain |
Michael Green | ... | second assistant director |
Alan Hopkins | ... | first assistant director: New York/Washington |
Joseph J. Kontra | ... | second assistant director: California unit (as Joseph Kontra) |
Kuki López Rodero | ... | first assistant director: Spain (as Kuki Lopez Rodero) |
Carl Mesterton | ... | assistant director: Finland |
James Quinn | ... | first assistant director: California (as James J. Quinn) |
Simon Relph | ... | assistant director |
Tom Seidman | ... | second assistant director: California (as Thomas Seidman) |
Lauri Törhönen | ... | second assistant director: Finland (as Lauri Torhonen) |
Peter Waller | ... | second assistant director |
Robert E. Warren | ... | second assistant director: New York/Washington (as Bobby Warren) |
Michael Zimbrich | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
George Ball | ... | property master |
Richard Brown | ... | chargehand carpenter (as Dick Brown) |
Ron Burkett | ... | supervising painter |
Roy Carnon | ... | sketch artist |
Jack Carter | ... | construction manager |
Sean Casey | ... | drapes |
Lance Chapman | ... | lettering artist |
Nobby Clark | ... | chargehand rigger |
Eddie Francis | ... | chargehand props |
Fernando González | ... | art director: Spain |
Paul Hefferan | ... | set decorator: New York/Washington (as Paul Heffernan) |
Denis Hopperton | ... | chargehand dressing props |
John King | ... | draughtsman |
Bert Long | ... | chargehand carpenter |
Mickey Pugh | ... | chargehand props (as Micky Pugh) |
Jill Quertier | ... | production buyer |
Thomas L. Roysden | ... | set decorator: California unit (as Thomas Roysden) |
Michael Seirton | ... | set dresser |
Ros Shingleton | ... | assistant art director |
Mickey Spence | ... | chargehand plasterer (as Micky Spence) |
Bob Spencer | ... | scenic artist |
Buzz Stephens | ... | draughtsman |
Vesa Tapola | ... | art director: Finland |
Peter Verard | ... | chargehand carpenter (as Pete Verard) |
Celia Barnett | ... | art department assistant (uncredited) |
John Chisholm | ... | prop man (uncredited) |
Rosalind Shingleton | ... | assistant art director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
David Allen | ... | sound engineer |
Bruce Bisenz | ... | sound mixer: California |
Stan Bochner | ... | sound editor |
Louis Cerborino | ... | sound editor (as Lou Cerborino) |
Richard P. Cirincione | ... | supervising sound editor (as Richard Cirincione) |
Laura Civiello | ... | apprentice sound editor |
Randall Coleman | ... | assistant sound editor |
Marjorie Deutsch | ... | sound editor |
Jay Dranch | ... | sound editor |
Des Edwards | ... | sound technician |
Tom Fleischman | ... | re-recording mixer |
Peter C. Frank | ... | sound editor |
David Gelfand | ... | apprentice sound editor |
Marshall Grupp | ... | assistant sound editor |
Thomas A. Gulino | ... | assistant sound editor (as Thomas Gulino) |
Darrell Hanzalik | ... | assistant sound editor |
Kate Hirson | ... | sound editor |
Simon Kaye | ... | sound mixer |
Bruce Kitzmeyer | ... | assistant sound editor |
Susan Lazarus | ... | Apprentice Sound Editor / apprentice sound editor |
Hal Levinsohn | ... | sound editor (as Harold Levinsohn) |
Dan Lieberstein | ... | sound editor |
Jane McCulley | ... | assistant sound editor |
Al Mian | ... | sound mixer: New York/Washington |
Yvette Nabel | ... | assistant sound editor |
Peter Odabashian | ... | associate sound editor |
Harry Peck Bolles | ... | assistant sound editor |
Mark Rathaus | ... | apprentice sound editor |
David Ray | ... | sound editor |
Fred Rosenberg | ... | assistant sound editor (as Fredric Rosenberg) |
Maurice Schell | ... | sound editor |
David Siegel | ... | apprentice sound editor |
David Stephenson | ... | boom operator |
Jeffrey Stern | ... | assistant sound editor |
Mary Sweeney | ... | apprentice sound editor |
Brunilda Torres | ... | assistant sound editor (as Bruni Torres) |
Dick Vorisek | ... | re-recording mixer |
Stephen Fitzstephens | ... | audio tape librarian (uncredited) |
Bob Olari | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
Douglas J. Schulman | ... | cable person: reshoot (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Bob Dawson | ... | special effects |
Antonio Parra | ... | special effects: spanish unit |
Ian Wingrove | ... | special effects |
Doug Hubbard | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Sam Fine | ... | visual effects editor |
Stunts
Craig R. Baxley | ... | stunt coordinator |
Jim Burk | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Steve Chambers | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Richard Humphreys | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Jimmy Medearis | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Greg Walker | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Roberto Alberti | ... | focus puller |
David Appleby | ... | still photographer |
Camillo Bazzoni | ... | camera operator: second unit |
Filippo Cafolla | ... | supervising electrician (as Fillipo Cafolla) |
Tony Cridlin | ... | camera grip |
Martin Evans | ... | best boy |
Jeremy Gee | ... | clapper loader |
Alfredo Marchetti | ... | camera grip |
Mario Marchetti | ... | grip: second unit |
Mauro Marchetti | ... | assistant camera: second unit |
Laurie Shane | ... | supervising electrician |
Enrico Umetelli | ... | camera operator |
Giorgio Urbinelli | ... | assistant camera: second unit |
David Watkins | ... | clapper loader: second unit |
Paul Borg | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Garrett Brown | ... | steadicam operator (uncredited) |
Clive Coote | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Rafael García Martos | ... | gaffer: Spain (uncredited) |
Raimo Paananen | ... | extra electrician: Finland (uncredited) |
John Rogers | ... | best boy (uncredited) |
Derek Suter | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Esa Vuorinen | ... | extra grip: Finland (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Marion Dougherty | ... | casting: USA |
Nancy Foy | ... | casting: California |
Jane Jenkins | ... | casting: California |
Carl Joy | ... | extras casting: California |
Beverley Keogh | ... | crowd casting assistant |
Gretchen Rennell | ... | casting: USA |
Kathy Talbert | ... | casting: USA |
Maurice Schell | ... | adr voice casting (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rebecca Breed | ... | wardrobe mistress |
Linda Burtenshaw | ... | assistant to costume designer |
Martín Díaz Porras | ... | wardrobe master: Spain (as Martina Diaz Porras) |
Nic Ede | ... | wardrobe assistant (as Nicolas Ede) |
Catherine Halloran | ... | wardrobe assistant (as Cath Halloran) |
Richard La Motte | ... | costume supervisor: California (as Richard Lamotte) |
William Loger | ... | wardrobe: New York/Washington (as Bill Loger) |
Richard Pointing | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Marilyn Putnam | ... | wardrobe: New York/Washington |
Sharmagne Leland-St. John | ... | wardrobe assistant: Spain (uncredited) |
Location Management
Simon Bosanquet | ... | location manager |
Redmond Morris | ... | supervising location manager |
Juan Clemente Prosper | ... | location manager: Spain (as Juan Clemente) |
Music Department
Paul Gemignani | ... | conductor / music supervisor |
Dave Grusin | ... | composer: additional music |
Frank Kulaga | ... | music recordist |
Gina Roose | ... | assistant music editor |
Michael Tronick | ... | music editor |
Jonathan Tunick | ... | orchestrator |
Ted Whitfield | ... | music editor |
John Moses | ... | musician: clarinetist (uncredited) |
Phil Ramone | ... | music producer (uncredited) |
Leslie Whitfield | ... | assistant music editor (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Zelda Barron | ... | script supervisor |
Elaine May | ... | script doctor (uncredited) |
Robert Towne | ... | script revision (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
Tommy Lee | ... | transportation |
Doug Lister | ... | transportation |
Colin Morris | ... | personal driver: Richard Sylbert |
Bill Turner | ... | transportation |
Additional Crew
Francisco Ardura | ... | wrangler: Spain (as Paco Ardura) |
Jennifer Augé | ... | apprentice: UK |
Zelda Barron | ... | special consultant |
Vicki Deason | ... | production assistant (as Vicki Manning) |
Judith Evans | ... | post-production researcher |
Helen Feibelmann | ... | special assistant: California |
Wayne Fitzgerald | ... | title designer |
Gail Geibel | ... | production office coordinator: New York/Washington |
Gillian Gregory | ... | choreographer |
Karen Hale Wookey | ... | script supervisor: California (as Karen Wookey) |
Barbara Huger | ... | secretary to producer |
Alan John | ... | assistant production accountant |
Dave King | ... | additional researcher |
Jak King | ... | production accountant |
Rosalie King | ... | assistant production accountant |
Åke Lindman | ... | production consultant: Finland (as Ake Lindman) |
Anneli Merilä | ... | accountant: Finland (as Anneli Merila) / production secretary: Finland (as Anneli Merila) |
Lillian Michelson | ... | additional researcher |
Jeremy Pikser | ... | special consultant |
Asad Qureshi | ... | runner |
Robert Rosenstone | ... | historical consultant (as Robert A. Rosenstone) |
Phillip Schopper | ... | photo color treatments |
David L. Sharlein | ... | video apprentice (as David Sharlein) |
Elizabeth Spender | ... | researcher: Russian graphics |
Sandy Varga | ... | post-production accountant |
Zina Voynow | ... | post-production language consultant |
Dan Weaks | ... | photographic illustrator |
Stefan Wenta | ... | choreographer |
J. Alan Hostetter | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Edward Joseph | ... | representative: Paramount (uncredited) |
Maurice Schell | ... | adr loop group (uncredited) |
Maggie Southam | ... | producer's secretary (uncredited) |
Thanks
Julie Christie | ... | dedicatee (as Jules) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1981) (United States) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1981) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1982) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1982) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1982) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1982) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films of India (1984) (India) (theatrical)
- Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2007) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2013) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1982) (Australia) (theatrical)
- CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (video)
- Pluto TV (2024) (United States) (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Central Casting (extras casting)
- Central Casting (extras casting: California)
- Collection of the New York Historical Society (photographs courtesy of)
- Culver Pictures (photographs courtesy of)
- Lee Lighting (lighting)
- Museum of the City of New York (photographs courtesy of)
- Post Logic Studios (digital film mastering)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
American journalist John Reed journeys to Russia to document the Bolshevik Revolution and returns a revolutionary. His fervor for left-wing politics leads him to Louise Bryant, then married, who will become a feminist icon and activist. Politics at home become more complicated as the rift grows between reality and Reed's ideals. Bryant takes up with a cynical playwright, and Reed returns to Russia, where his health declines. Written by Jwelch5742 |
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Taglines | Not since Gone With The Wind has there been a great romantic epic like it! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $35,000,000 (estimated) |
Opening Weekend United States | $2,325,029, 06 Dec 1981 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Reportedly, Warren Beatty reshot some scenes up to 35 times. Paul Sorvino said he did as many as 70 takes for one scene, and Maureen Stapleton said she did as many as 80 takes for another. Reportedly, of this, she famously once said to Warren Beatty, "Are you out of your fucking mind?" This earned her a round of applause from the crew. See more » |
Goofs | The Finnish doctor tells Reed that his blood pressure is too high, but at that time, hypertension was not considered a problem by most doctors, who did not even consider treating it. Not until the mid-'40s did doctors begin to understand the dangers of high blood pressure. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Rollover, Quartet, My Dinner with Andre, Reds (1981). See more » |
Soundtracks | You're a Grand Old Flag See more » |
Crazy Credits | As the credits roll, additional interviews with the 'witnesses' play. See more » |
Quotes |
Eugene O'Neill:
If you were mine, I wouldn't share you with anybody or anything. It'd be just you and me. We'd be the center of it all. I know it would feel a lot more like love than being left alone with your work. See more » |