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Red Bells

Original title: Krasnye kolokola, film pervyy - Meksika v ogne
  • 1982
  • 2h 15m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
244
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Red Bells (1982)
Spaghetti WesternDramaWestern

A chronicle of the Russian and Mexican revolutions in the early 20th century.A chronicle of the Russian and Mexican revolutions in the early 20th century.A chronicle of the Russian and Mexican revolutions in the early 20th century.

  • Director
    • Sergey Bondarchuk
  • Writers
    • Sergey Bondarchuk
    • Ricardo Garibay
    • Carlos Ortiz Tejeda
  • Stars
    • Franco Nero
    • Ursula Andress
    • Jorge Luke
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    244
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sergey Bondarchuk
    • Writers
      • Sergey Bondarchuk
      • Ricardo Garibay
      • Carlos Ortiz Tejeda
    • Stars
      • Franco Nero
      • Ursula Andress
      • Jorge Luke
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Franco Nero
    Franco Nero
    • John Reed
    Ursula Andress
    Ursula Andress
    • Mabel Dodge
    Jorge Luke
    Jorge Luke
    • Emiliano Zapata
    Blanca Guerra
    Blanca Guerra
    • Soldadera
    Eraclio Zepeda
    • Pancho Villa
    • (as Heraclio Zepeda)
    Jorge Reynoso
    • Pancho Villa
    Roberto Ruy
    • Fidencio
    Erika Carlsson
    • Declamadora francesa
    • (as Erika Carlson)
    Trinidad Esclava
    Vytautas Tomkus
    Vytautas Tomkus
    Boris Belyakov
    Boris Belyakov
    • ministr Nikitin
    Roger Cudney
    Roger Cudney
    Igor Ivanov
    • Red Guard Sviridov
    Rudolf Nayshuler
    Rudolf Nayshuler
    • Soldier
    Nikolay Volkov
    Nikolay Volkov
    • Director
      • Sergey Bondarchuk
    • Writers
      • Sergey Bondarchuk
      • Ricardo Garibay
      • Carlos Ortiz Tejeda
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    Lavish biography about John Reed regarding his thunderous existence in Mexico during the bloody revolution

    A biographic chronicle of John Reed dealing with the Mexican revolution in the early 20th century. John Silas "Jack" Reed (October 22, 1887 - October 17, 1920) , he was an American journalist, poet, and socialist activist, best remembered for his first-hand account of the Bolshevik Revolution, Ten Days That Shook the World. He was married to writer and feminist Louise Bryant. Reed died in Russia in 1920 and is one of only three Americans buried in the Kremlin Wall Necropolis, the others being labor organizer Bill Haywood, and Charles Ruthenburg , the founder of the Communist Party USA.

    Here concerns itself into the life of the notorious journalist John Reed/Franco Nero in Mexico , adding his relationship to Louise Bryant played by Úrsula Andress . Franco Nero gives a passable acting as Reed , the radical American journalist who becomes involved with the Mexican revolution in Russia, and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States. The film has a lot of battles and several scenes with crowd and great number of extras . The motion picture was professionally made by the Russian Director: Sergey Bondarchuk .

    Various films are based on Reed's accounts of the Mexican Revolution and Russian revolution : the 1973 film Reed: Insurgent Mexico, by Mexican director Paul Leduc, and the two-part Mexican-Soviet-Italian co-production consisting of Red Bells (1982) and Red Bells II (1983), both directed by Sergei Bondarchuk, with Franco Nero as Reed. Being especially known Reds (1981) played and directed by Warren Beatty as John Reed , Diane Keaton , Jerzy Kosinski as Zinoiev , Paul Sorvino , , Edward Herrmann , and Jack Nicholson as Eugene O'Neill .

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    • Trivia
      Stars Nero and Andress had dated briefly some years before working together on this project.
    • Goofs
      Just before Zapata's first big battle in the film, he is shown eating a crispy shelled taco. Tacos in that form/shape didn't exist until *maybe* 1948, and weren't popular until the 1960's. Some were fried as far back as that, but they weren't preformed to the classic U shape, and wouldn't have the classic contemporary crunch when he bites into it.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sergey Bondarchuk (1982)

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    • Release date
      • March 19, 1982 (Mexico)
    • Countries of origin
      • Mexico
      • Soviet Union
      • Italy
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Mexico in Flames
    • Filming locations
      • Bavispe, Sonora, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Mosfilm
      • Conacite Dos
      • Cinefin
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 15m(135 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • 70 mm 6-Track

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