Department of History

Academy Award winning director Warren Beatty's acclaimed epic comes to DVD for the first time as a two-disc Special Collector's Edition laden with never-before-seen special features. The film, based on actual events,tells the story of John Reed (Beatty), American Communist, journalist and activist, whose love affair with writer/feminst Louise Bryant (Diane Keaton) unfolds against the explosive backdrip of the Russian Revolution, Jack Nicholson, Paul Sorvino, Maureen Staleton, Edward Herrmann and Jerzy Kosinski also start 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 Directory (Beatty), Best Supporting Actress (Stapleton), and Vittorio Storaro's sweeping cinemaography.