RKO 281
What went on the screen was nothing compared to what went on behind the scenes.
Nov 20, 1999 · 1h 24m · Drama, History, TV Movie
⭐ 6.4· 100 votes
Director Benjamin Ross
Writer John Logan
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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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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
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