| Red Bells | |
| Director: | Sergei Bondarchuk |
| Starring: | Franco Nero Ursula Andress |
| Music: | Jorge Eras |
| Cinematography: | Vadim Yusov |
| Editing: | Mario Morra |
| Country: | Soviet Union Italy Mexico |
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.[1] This chapter focuses on Reed's reportage about 1915 Mexican revolution.[2] It was followed by Red Bells II.