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Warren Beatty’s ‘Reds’ premieres 30 years ago today (1981)


Video: 'Reds'trailer

(Thursday, December 3, 1981)Reds, an epic film about the life and career of John Reed, the revolutionary communist, journalist, and writer who chronicled the Russian Revolution in his book Ten Days That Shook the World, premiered in the U.S. today.

The movie was co-written, produced, directed by and starred Warren Beatty. It also starred Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson.