Red Bells II
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| Directed by | Sergei Bondarchuk |
| Starring | Franco Nero Sydne Rome |
| Cinematography | Vadim Yusov |
| Edited by | Claudio M. Cutry |
| Music by | Georgy Sviridov |
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| Countries | Soviet Union Italy Mexico |
Red Bells II (also known as 10 Days That Shook the World and Red Bells Part II – I Saw the Birth of the New World; released in the Philippines as Comrade in Arms) is a 1983 adventure-drama film directed by Sergei Bondarchuk. It was coproduced by Soviet Union (where it was released as Krasnye kolokola, film vtoroy – Ya videl rozhdenie novogo mira and Krasnye kolokola II), Italy (where is known as I dieci giorni che sconvolsero il mondo) and Mexico (where its title is Campanas rojas II – Rusia 1917). It is the last of a two-part film centered on the life and career of John Reed, the revolutionary communist journalist that had already inspired Warren Beatty's Reds.[1] This chapter focuses on Reed's book Ten Days That Shook the World.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Franco Nero as John Reed
- Sydne Rome as Louise Bryant
- Olegar Fedoro as Colonel Polkovnikov
- Anatoli Ustyzhaninov as Vladimir Lenin
- Bohdan Stupka as Alexander Kerensky
- Valery Barinov as Nikolai Podvoisky
Release
[edit]Red Bells II was released in the Soviet Union in 1983. In the Philippines, the film was released as Comrade in Arms by Movierama International on July 29, 1988.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Variety's Film Reviews: 1981–1982. Bowker, 1983. p. 34.
- ^ Dale Pollock (22 January 1982). "Soviets Counter Reds With Reed Films". The Bulletin. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ "Recipe For A Revolution". Manila Standard. Standard Publications, Inc. July 28, 1988. p. 14. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
... [S]tarring Franco Nero, Sydney [sic] Rome and a host of European superstars.
External links
[edit]- Red Bells II at IMDb
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