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RKO 281
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.
Where to watch
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Cast
Liev SchreiberOrson Welles
James CromwellWilliam Randolph Hearst
Melanie GriffithMarion Davies
John MalkovichHerman Mankiewicz
Liam CunninghamGregg Toland
David SuchetLouis B. Mayer
Fiona ShawHedda Hopper
Anastasia HilleCarole Lombard
Brenda BlethynLouella Parsons
Roy ScheiderGeorge Schaefer
Roger AllamWalt Disney- Simeon AndrewsJohn Houseman
William ArmstrongMr. Lewis
Jay BenedictDarryl Zanuck
Details
- Director
- Benjamin Ross
- Writers
- John Logan, Thomas Lennon, Richard Ben Cramer
- Release date
- November 20, 1999
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Original language
- English
- Studios
- Scott Free Productions, BBC Film, HBO Films
