This movie is one of, if not the best movie of the Russian Revolution of 1917,next to the wonderful works like Doctor Zchivago. This movie is a great epic, but falls just short of duplicating the success of Doctor Zchivago. Still theres plenty not to hate about the film, even if the focus is about the rise of communism in the former Soviet Union. Warren Beatty's tyrant-like acting is great, and under is own directing too, which is proably why Beatty got the oscar for Best Director. This movie was nominated for 12 oscars including Best Picture, but round up wining only 3 (Best Director for Beatty, Best Supporting Actress for Stapleton, and Best Cinematography). This film depicts how uneasy America was feeling about the rise of communism, during the time of the Bolshevik Revolution. This is another excellent movie to any historian wanting to know about Russian Revolution, and oh yea, Jack Nicolson isn't too bad in this too. My rating, 7 out of 10.
