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- This is about the film. For the Major League Baseball team, see Cincinnati Reds. For the Super 14 rugby union team, see Queensland Reds.
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). It was nominated for Best Picture, but lost to Chariots of Fire.
Awards
The movie won Academy Awards for:
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Maureen Stapleton playing Emma Goldman)
- Best Cinematography (Vittorio Storaro)
- Best Director (Warren Beatty)
- Best Actor in a Leading Role (Warren Beatty)
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Jack Nicholson)
- Best Actress in a Leading Role (Diane Keaton)
- Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
- Best Costume Design
- Best Film Editing
- Best Picture
- Best Sound
- Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen.
Trivia
--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.
--To date, this is the last movie to receive Oscar nominations in each of the four acting categories. No film in the ceremonies since 1982 has achieved this feat.
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