Red Bells (1982)

Original title

Красные колокола. Фильм 1. Мексика в огне

Directed by

Sergei Bondarchuk

Genre

drama film, adventure film

Country

Soviet Union, Mexico, Italy

Runtime

2h 15m

Rating

4.2 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows journalist John Reed as he reports on the 1915 Mexican revolution. It shows the struggles of revolutionaries and the harsh realities of war.

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What happens

Red Bells (also known as Mexico in Flames, Insurgent Mexico and Red Bells Part I – Mexico on Fire) is a 1982 adventure-drama film directed by Sergei Bondarchuk. It was coproduced by Soviet Union (where it was released as Krasnye kolokola, film pervyy – Meksika v ogne), Italy (where is known as Messico in fiamme) and Mexico (where its title is Campanas rojas). It is the first 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. This chapter focuses on Reed's reportage about the 1915 Mexican revolution. It was followed by Red Bells II. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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