''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
Sergei Fyodorovich Bondarchuk (russian: Сергей Фёдорович Бондарчук, ; uk, Сергі́й Федорович Бондарчук, Serhíj Fédorovych Bondarchúk; 25 September 192020 October 1994) was a Soviet and Russian ...
. 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
Henry Warren Beatty (né Beaty; born March 30, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker, whose career spans over six decades. He was nominated for 15 Academy Awards, including four for Best Actor, four for Best Picture, two for Best Director, ...
's ''
Reds
Reds may refer to:
General
* Red (political adjective), supporters of Communism or socialism
* Reds (January Uprising), a faction of the Polish insurrectionists during the January Uprising in 1863
* USSR (or, to a lesser extent, China) during th ...
''. This chapter focuses on Reed's reportage about 1915 Mexican revolution.
It was followed by ''
Red Bells II
''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 w ...
''.
Cast
*
Franco Nero
Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero (born 23 November 1941), known professionally as Franco Nero, is an Italian actor, producer, and director. His breakthrough role was as the title character in the Spaghetti Western film '' Django'' (1966), ...
as
John Reed
*
Ursula Andress
Ursula Andress (born 19 March 1936) is a Swiss-German actress, former model and sex symbol who has appeared in American, British and Italian films. Her breakthrough role was as Bond girl Honey Ryder in the first James Bond film, '' Dr. No'' (1962 ...
as
Mabel Dodge
Mabel Evans Dodge Sterne Luhan (pronounced ''LOO-hahn''; née Ganson; February 26, 1879 – August 13, 1962) was a wealthy American patron of the arts, who was particularly associated with the Taos art colony.
Early life
Mabel Ganson was the heir ...
* as
Emiliano Zapata
Emiliano Zapata Salazar (; August 8, 1879 – April 10, 1919) was a Mexican revolutionary. He was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920, the main leader of the people's revolution in the Mexican state of Morelos, and the ins ...
*
Eraclio Zepeda
Eraclio Zepeda (March 24, 1937 – September 17, 2015) was a Mexican writer, poet and politician.
Education
He attended college at the Universidad Militarizada Latinoamericana, where he started a Marxism study group with Jaime Labastida, Jaime ...
as
*
Blanca Guerra
Blanca Guerra Islas (born January 10, 1953) is a Mexican actress. In 1983 she was a member of the jury at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival.
Films
* La loca de los Milagros (1975)
* Pedro Páramo (1978) - Dolores Preciado
* El s ...
as Isabel
*
Sydne Rome
Sydne Rome (born March 17, 1951) is an American-Italian film actress. Her first name is often misspelled ''Sydney'' or ''Sidney''.
Biography
Born in Akron, Rome grew up in a wealthy, Jewish family in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Her father was preside ...
as
Louise Bryant
Louise Bryant (December 5, 1885 – January 6, 1936) was an American feminist, political activist, and journalist best known for her sympathetic coverage of Russia and the Bolsheviks during the October Revolution, Russian Revolution of Novembe ...
See also
*''
Reed: Insurgent Mexico'' (1973)
References
External links
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1982 films
Films directed by Sergei Bondarchuk
1982 drama films
Films about journalists
Films about Pancho Villa
Mexican multilingual films
1982 multilingual films
Soviet multilingual films
Italian multilingual films
1980s Russian-language films
English-language Soviet films
English-language Italian films
English-language Mexican films
1980s Spanish-language films
Mexican drama films
1980s Mexican films
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