Red Bells II


Red Bells II is a 1983 adventure-drama film directed by Sergei Bondarchuk. It was coproduced by Soviet Union, Italy and Mexico. It is the last of a two-part film centered on the life and career of John [Reed |John Reed], the revolutionary communist journalist that had already inspired Warren Beatty's Reds. This chapter focuses on Reed's book Ten Days That Shook the World.

Plot

Set in 1913, a tumultuous and bloody year for the Mexican people, the story unfolds during the height of the Mexican Revolution.
American journalist John Reed travels to the northern border region to report on the unfolding conflict. Meanwhile, peasant armies led by Emiliano Zapata in the south and Francisco "Pancho" Villa in the north launch fierce campaigns to capture the capital, held by dictator Victoriano Huerta.

Cast

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.