Storyline

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.

Plot Keywords

year 1917, russian revolution, revolutionary, communism, american abroad, bolshevik, jail, jealousy, language barrier, long island new york, police raid, political rally, prison, railway station, rehearsal, restaurant, singing, soviet union, interrogation, finland

Short Review

Beatty gives the performance of his lifetime as the erratic, possessed Reed, and his grasp of the direction of an epic film is truly astonishing.

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