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RKO 281 poster

RKO 281 (1999)

What went on the screen was nothing compared to what went on behind the scenes.

In 1939, boy-wonder Orson Welles leaves New York, where he has succeeded in radio and theater, and, hired by RKO Pictures, moves to Hollywood with the purpose of making his first film.

Release: 1999-11-20
Runtime: 84 min
Rating: 6.389 / 10
Cast
Liev Schreiber
Liev Schreiber
Orson Welles
James Cromwell
James Cromwell
William Randolph Hearst
Melanie Griffith
Melanie Griffith
Marion Davies
John Malkovich
John Malkovich
Herman Mankiewicz
Liam Cunningham
Liam Cunningham
Gregg Toland
David Suchet
David Suchet
Louis B. Mayer
Fiona Shaw
Fiona Shaw
Hedda Hopper
Anastasia Hille
Anastasia Hille
Carole Lombard
Brenda Blethyn
Brenda Blethyn
Louella Parsons
Roy Scheider
Roy Scheider
George Schaefer
Roger Allam
Roger Allam
Walt Disney
No Image
Simeon Andrews
John Houseman
William Armstrong
William Armstrong
Mr. Lewis
Jay Benedict
Jay Benedict
Darryl Zanuck
Ron Berglas
Ron Berglas
David O. Selznick
Paul Birchard
Paul Birchard
Top Brass #2
Neil Conrich
Neil Conrich
Mr. Thomson
Michael Cronin
Michael Cronin
Joseph Willicombe