The story of the love affair of John Reed and Louise Bryant in a war-torn world and how the Russian Revolution shook their lives. Warren Beatty is John Reed, American Communist, journalist and activist who was buried in the Kremlin Wall. Diane Keaton is Louise Bryant, writer and feminist, whose love for Reed carries her across continents. Jack Nicholson is Eugene O’Neill, America’s greatest playwright, whose life intertwines romantically with Bryant’s. Maureen Stapleton portrays anarchist and feminist Emma Goldman, and Jerzy Kosinski plays Bolshevik leader Gregory Zinoviev.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
324822
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Communism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Reed, John, 1887-1920
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adultery
Feature films
Feature films → Feature films - United States
History → History
History → Reed, John, 1887-1920
History → Soviet Union - History - Revolution, 1917-1921
Literature → O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953
People → O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953
People → Reed, John, 1887-1920
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)