Not since Gone With The Wind has there been a great romantic epic like it!

Louise, a married socialite, tries to spread socialism across capitalistic US with journalist John Reed and his leftist supporters. But political reality at home complicates their blossoming romance. Academy Award-winning director Warren Beattys acclaimed epic film, based on actual events, tells the story of John Reed (Beatty), American Communist, journalist and activist, whose love affair with writer/feminist Louise Bryant (Diane Keaton) unfolds against the explosive backdrop of the Russian Revolution. Jack Nicholson, Paul Sorvino, Maureen Stapleton, Edward Herrmann and Jerzy Kosinski also star in this classic film masterpiece, which garnered more Academy Award nominations for 1981 - twelve - than any other film in the previous 15 years. On Oscar Night, Reds walked away with coveted statuettes for Best Director (Beatty), Best Supporting Actress (Stapleton), and Vittorio Storaros sweeping cinematography.