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RKO 281
RKO 281

RKO 281

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

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

84 mins

Rating

6.387/10

Release Date

07 April 2000

Country

United States of America

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

Simeon Andrews

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

Sarah Franzl

Sarah Franzl

Dorothy Comingore

Briony Glassco

Briony Glassco

Script Girl

Louis Hammond

Louis Hammond

Flunkie #2

Aaron Keeling

Aaron Keeling

Young Orson Welles

Joseph Long

Joseph Long

Harry Cohn

Gareth Marks

Gareth Marks

Top Brass #1

Olivier Pierre

Olivier Pierre

Sam Goldwyn

Roger Rose

Roger Rose

News Reader

Rolf Saxon

Rolf Saxon

Flunkie #1

Adrian Schiller

Adrian Schiller

Paul Stewart

Kerry Shale

Kerry Shale

Bernard Herrmann

Cyril Shaps

Cyril Shaps

Jeweller

Tusse Silberg

Tusse Silberg

Welles' Mother

Toby Whithouse

Toby Whithouse

Sound Technician

Tim Woodward

Tim Woodward

Jack Warner

Angus Wright

Angus Wright

Joseph Cotten

Bobby Valentino

Bobby Valentino

Clark Gable

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