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RKO 281

RKO 281

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RKO 281

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

2000
1h 24m
6.4(96 votes)
Drama
History
TV Movie

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Scott Free Productions
BBC Film
HBO Films
GBH

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Cast & Crew

35 members
Acting

Liev Schreiber

Orson Welles

Liev Schreiber
Acting

James Cromwell

William Randolph Hearst

James Cromwell
Acting

Melanie Griffith

Marion Davies

Melanie Griffith
Acting

John Malkovich

Herman Mankiewicz

John Malkovich
Acting

Liam Cunningham

Gregg Toland

Liam Cunningham
Acting

David Suchet

Louis B. Mayer

David Suchet
Acting

Fiona Shaw

Hedda Hopper

Fiona Shaw
Acting

Anastasia Hille

Carole Lombard

Anastasia Hille
Acting

Brenda Blethyn

Louella Parsons

Brenda Blethyn
Acting

Roy Scheider

George Schaefer

Roy Scheider
Acting

Roger Allam

Walt Disney

Roger Allam
Acting

Simeon Andrews

John Houseman

No Image
Acting

William Armstrong

Mr. Lewis

William Armstrong
Acting

Jay Benedict

Darryl Zanuck

Jay Benedict
Acting

Ron Berglas

David O. Selznick

Ron Berglas
Acting

Paul Birchard

Top Brass #2

Paul Birchard
Acting

Neil Conrich

Mr. Thomson

Neil Conrich
Acting

Michael Cronin

Joseph Willicombe

Michael Cronin
Crew

Sarah Franzl

Dorothy Comingore

No Image
Acting

Briony Glassco

Script Girl

Briony Glassco
Acting

Louis Hammond

Flunkie #2

No Image
Writing

Aaron Keeling

Young Orson Welles

Aaron Keeling
Acting

Joseph Long

Harry Cohn

Joseph Long
Acting

Gareth Marks

Top Brass #1

No Image
Acting

Olivier Pierre

Sam Goldwyn

Olivier Pierre
Acting

Roger Rose

News Reader

Roger Rose
Acting

Rolf Saxon

Flunkie #1

Rolf Saxon
Acting

Adrian Schiller

Paul Stewart

Adrian Schiller
Acting

Kerry Shale

Bernard Herrmann

Kerry Shale
Acting

Cyril Shaps

Jeweller

Cyril Shaps
Acting

Tusse Silberg

Welles' Mother

Tusse Silberg
Writing

Toby Whithouse

Sound Technician

Toby Whithouse
Acting

Tim Woodward

Jack Warner

Tim Woodward
Acting

Angus Wright

Joseph Cotten

Angus Wright
Acting

Bobby Valentino

Clark Gable

Bobby Valentino

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