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All the books by John Reed adapted to cinema and television
John Reed is known for being the author of the book Ten Days that Shook the World, first published in 1919, which was adapted to cinema by Grigoriy Aleksandrov, Sergei M. Eisenstein in 1927.
Below, we present a ranked list, from best to worst, of 2 movies and TV series based on titles by John Reed. Revisit old favorites or discover hidden gems, whether books or film productions. We invite you to watch, read, and vote for any title, joining the debate of whether the book or the movie is better.
Ten Days that Shook the World
John Reed, 1919
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Grigoriy Aleksandrov, Sergei M. Eisenstein, 1927
Sergei M. Eisenstein’s docu-drama about the 1917 October Revolution in Russia. Made ten years after the events and edited in Eisenstein’s ‘Soviet Montage’ style, it re-enacts in celebratory terms several key scenes from the revolution.
Ten Days that Shook the World
John Reed, 1919
movie vs book
Warren Beatty, 1981
In 1915, married socialite Louise Bryant encounters the radical journalist John Reed for the first time at a lecture in Portland, Oregon, and is intrigued with his idealism. After meeting him for an interview on international politics that lasts an entire night, she realizes that writing has been her only escape from her frustrated high-society existence.