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RKO 281 (2000)

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.
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Benjamin Ross profile
Benjamin Ross

Director

John Logan profile
John Logan

Screenplay

Cast

Liev Schreiber profile
Liev Schreiber

Orson Welles

James Cromwell profile
James Cromwell

William Randolph Hearst

Melanie Griffith profile
Melanie Griffith

Marion Davies

John Malkovich profile
John Malkovich

Herman Mankiewicz

Liam Cunningham profile
Liam Cunningham

Gregg Toland

David Suchet profile
David Suchet

Louis B. Mayer

Fiona Shaw profile
Fiona Shaw

Hedda Hopper

Anastasia Hille profile
Anastasia Hille

Carole Lombard

Brenda Blethyn profile
Brenda Blethyn

Louella Parsons

Roy Scheider profile
Roy Scheider

George Schaefer

Roger Allam profile
Roger Allam

Walt Disney

Simeon Andrews profile
Simeon Andrews

John Houseman

Liev Schreiber profile
Liev Schreiber

Orson Welles

James Cromwell profile
James Cromwell

William Randolph Hearst

Melanie Griffith profile
Melanie Griffith

Marion Davies

John Malkovich profile
John Malkovich

Herman Mankiewicz

Liam Cunningham profile
Liam Cunningham

Gregg Toland

David Suchet profile
David Suchet

Louis B. Mayer

Fiona Shaw profile
Fiona Shaw

Hedda Hopper

Anastasia Hille profile
Anastasia Hille

Carole Lombard

Brenda Blethyn profile
Brenda Blethyn

Louella Parsons

Roy Scheider profile
Roy Scheider

George Schaefer

Roger Allam profile
Roger Allam

Walt Disney

Simeon Andrews profile
Simeon Andrews

John Houseman

Extra

Release Date

April 7, 2000

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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