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Vintage original 27x41 in. US one-sheet poster from the popular 1980's historical drama/romance biopic, REDS, released in 1981 by Paramount Pictures and directed by Warren Beatty. American journalist John Reed (Warren Beatty) journeys to Russia to document the Bolshevik Revolution and returns a revolutionary. His fervor for left-wing politics leads him to Louise Bryant (Diane Keaton), 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.
Unrestored and folded as originally issued, this vintage original one-sheet poster is in very fine+ condition without any pinholes, tears, stains, or other flaws. According to Editor and Executive Producer Dede Allen, Warren Beatty first conceived making a movie about the life of John Reed around 1966. Reportedly, Beatty was vacationing in Russia during the 1960's, when he met a woman who had been a lover of John Reed, and who told Beatty of Reed's story. Later, it was around 1969 to 1970 that Beatty started learning Russian, allegedly so he could court the then married forty-four year old Russian ballerina Maya Plisetskaya, with whom he had reportedly become completely obsessed. The film was nominated for an Academy Award in each of the four acting categories. It took more than three decades for another movie (Silver Linings Playbook (2012)) to accomplish this again, with it happening twice in two years, the feat also occurring in the next year's American Hustle (2013), from the same writer and director. |