

RKO 281
1999 · Movie · 1h 24m
DramaHistoryMade-for-TV
"What went on the screen was nothing compared to what went on behind the scenes."
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7/10
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
Key crew
- John AltmanOriginal Music Composer
- Benjamin RossDirector
- John LoganScreenplay
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
Stills
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Themes
cinema on cinemayellow pressmovie businessbiographyantisemitismfilmmakingmovie starbased on movie1940saspiring director























