RKO 281 poster

RKO 281

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

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RKO 281 — Plot

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 date
  • November 20, 1999
  • Runtime
  • 84 min
  • Genres
  • Drama, History, TV Movie
  • Director
  • Benjamin Ross

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RKO 281 — Cast

Liev Schreiber photo Liev Schreiber Orson Welles James Cromwell photo James Cromwell William Randolph Hearst Melanie Griffith photo Melanie Griffith Marion Davies John Malkovich photo John Malkovich Herman Mankiewicz Liam Cunningham photo Liam Cunningham Gregg Toland David Suchet photo David Suchet Louis B. Mayer Fiona Shaw photo Fiona Shaw Hedda Hopper Anastasia Hille photo Anastasia Hille Carole Lombard

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