RKO 281
“What went on the screen was nothing compared to what went on behind the scenes.”
1999•1h 24m•6.5•Released
DramaHistoryTV Movie
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.
Director
Benjamin Ross
Writer
John Logan
Languages
English
Studio
Scott Free Productions
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
William Armstrong
Mr. Lewis
Jay Benedict
Darryl Zanuck
Ron Berglas
David O. Selznick
Production
Company
Scott Free Productions
Company
BBC Film
Company
HBO Films
Company
GBH
Producer
Su Armstrong
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