RKO 281
RKO 281

RKO 281

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

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

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.

Production

Scott Free Productions, BBC Film, HBO Films, GBH

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

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