RKO 281

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

6.5(101 votes)

1h 24m

November 20, 1999

DramaHistoryTV 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.

Status

Released

Production Companies

Scott Free Productions, BBC Film, HBO Films, GBH

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RKO 281

0:00/1:24:00

Space/K: Play | M: Mute | F: Fullscreen | Arrows: Seek/Volume

Top Cast

Liev Schreiber

Orson Welles

James Cromwell

William Randolph Hearst

Melanie Griffith

Marion Davies

John Malkovich

Herman Mankiewicz

Liam Cunningham

Gregg Toland

David Suchet

Louis B. Mayer

Fiona Shaw

Hedda Hopper

Anastasia Hille

Carole Lombard

Brenda Blethyn

Louella Parsons

Roy Scheider

George Schaefer

Roger Allam

Walt Disney

Simeon Andrews

John Houseman

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