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Reds is a 1981 movie starring Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton. It centers on the life of John Reed, the Communist, journalist and writer who chronicled the Russian Revolution in his book Ten Days that Shook the World. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... Warren Beatty Henry Goro Beaty (born March 30, 1937 in Richmond, Virginia), now known as Warren Beatty, is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and director. ... Diane Keaton in 2003s Somethings Gotta Give Diane Keaton (born Diane Hall on January 5, 1946) is an American actress, producer and director. ... John Reed John Jack Silas Reed (October 22, 1887 – October 19, 1920) was a journalist and communist activist, famous for his first-hand account of the Bolshevik Revolution, Ten Days that Shook the World. ... Communism - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ... Journalism is a discipline of collecting, verifying, analyzing and presenting information gathered regarding current events, including trends, issues and people. ... The Russian Revolution of 1917 was a political movement in Russia which reached its peak in 1917 with the overthrow of the Provisional Government that had replaced the Russian Czarist system, and led to the establishment of the Soviet Union, which lasted until its collapse in 1991. ... Ten Days that Shook the World (1919) is a book by American journalist and socialist John Reed, about the October Revolution in Russia 1917 which Reed experienced first-hand. ...


Besides Beatty and Keaton, the movie stars Edward Herrmann, Jerzy Kosinski, Jack Nicholson, Paul Sorvino, Maureen Stapleton, Ramon Bieri, Nicolas Coster and M. Emmet Walsh. It was adapted by Warren Beatty, Peter S. Feibleman (uncredited), Trevor Griffiths, Elaine May (uncredited) and Jeremy Pikser from Reed's memoir. It was directed by Beatty. It also stars (as witnesses from past events on and before WWI) the celebrated radical educator and peace activist 98-year old Scott Nearing (1883-1983), author Dorothy Frooks (1896-1997) and reporter and author George Seldes (1890-1995). Edward Herrmann, (born July 21, 1943 in Washington, D.C.), is one of the most recognizable character actors in American television and movies. ... Jerzy Kosiński. ... Jack Nicholson at Cannes, (2001) Jack Nicholson (born John Joseph Nicholson on April 22, 1937, New York City) is a highly successful, iconic American method actor known for his often dark, comedic portrayals of neurotic characters. ... Paul Sorvino (born April 13, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York) is an Italian American actor who career has largely been the portrayal of authority figures, both as legal enforcer and criminal, in television, stage, and film. ... Lois Maureen Stapleton (born June 21, 1925 in Troy, New York to an Irish Catholic family) is a American theater and film actress. ... Ramon Bieri (born June 16, 1929; died May 27, 2001) is an American actor. ... Nicolas Coster (born December 3, 1934 in London, United Kingdom) is a British-born American actor, most known for his work in daytime drama and as a character actor on nighttime television series. ... Michael Emmet Walsh (born March 22, 1935 in Ogdensburg, New York) is an American character actor who has appreared in over 100 film and television productions. ... Trevor Griffiths (b. ... Elaine May (b. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Helen and Scott Nearing. ... Dorothy Frooks (February 12, 1896 - April 13, 1997) was an American author, publisher, military figure and actress. ... George Seldes (November 16, 1890 – July 2, 1995) was an influential American investigative journalist and media critic. ...

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The movie won Academy Awards for: Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...

and was nominated for: The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is awarded each year to a cinematographer for his work in one particular motion picture. ... Vittorio Storaro (born 24 June 1940 in Rome, Italy) is a Italian cinematographer. ... The Academy Award for Directing is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ...

The Academy Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Janet Gaynor getting the first Best Actress Oscar from Douglas Fairbanks Sr. ... The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. ... This Academy Award was first given for movies made in 1948 when separate awards were given for black-and-white and color movies. ... The Academy Award for Film Editing was first given for films issued in 1934. ... The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ... This is a list of films that have received an Oscar for best sound. ... The Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material. ...

Miscellaneous

During filming, Beatty lectured his Russian extras on the capitalist exploitation of labour, attempting to inspire them. According to the magazine Total Film in 2004, this was the 4th "dumbest decision in movie history": the extras duly went on strike, demanding higher wages. In drama, an extra is a performer in a film or TV show who has no role or purpose other than to appear in the background (for example, in an audience or busy street scene). ... In common usage, the word capitalism means an economic system in which the means of production are primarily privately owned and operated for profit, with private investment of capital, and where production, distribution, and the prices of goods, services, and labor are affected by the forces of supply and demand... The term exploitation may carry two distinct meanings: The act of utilizing something for any purpose. ... A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising and/or purchase by readers. ... Total Film, published by Future Publishing, is the United Kingdoms second best-selling film magazine, after the longer-established Empire from Emap. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A wage is the amount of money paid for some specified quantity of labour. ...


See also

Warren Beatty Henry Goro Beaty (born March 30, 1937 in Richmond, Virginia), now known as Warren Beatty, is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and director. ... Diane Keaton in 2003s Somethings Gotta Give Diane Keaton (born Diane Hall on January 5, 1946) is an American actress, producer and director. ... John Reed, (1751-1831), U.S. politician John Reed, (1781-1860), U.S. politician, son of the above John Reed, (1887-1920), journalist and activist, subject of the 1981 film Reds John F. (Jack) Reed, (1949- ), U.S. politician, senator John Shepard Reed, Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange... The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW or the Wobblies) is an international union headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. It contends that all workers should be united within a single union as a class and the wage system abolished. ...

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