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RKO 281
Release Date: April 07, 2000
| Year | : | 2000 |
| Slogan | : | «What went on the screen was nothing compared to what went on behind the scenes.» |
| Genres | : | Drama, History, TV Movie |
| Production Companies | : | Scott Free Productions, BBC Films, HBO Films, WGBH Boston |
| Director | : | Benjamin Ross |
| Producers | : | Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Joyce Nettles, Lora Kennedy, Su Armstrong, Nigel Gostelow, Chris Zarpas, Diane Minter Lewis |
| Writers | : | John Logan, Richard Ben Cramer, Michael Epstein, Thomas Lennon |
| RunTime | : | 84 mins. |
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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Main Actors
Liev Schreiber
Character : Orson Welles
James Cromwell
Character : William Randolph Hearst
Melanie Griffith
Character : Marion Davies
John Malkovich
Character : Herman Mankiewicz
Liam Cunningham
Character : Gregg Toland
David Suchet
Character : Louis B. Mayer
Fiona Shaw
Character : Hedda Hopper
Anastasia Hille
Character : Carole Lombard
Brenda Blethyn
Character : Louella Parsons
Roy Scheider
Character : George Schaefer
Roger Allam
Character : Walt Disney
Simeon Andrews
Character : John Houseman
William Armstrong
Character : Mr. Lewis
Jay Benedict
Character : Darryl Zanuck
Ron Berglas
Character : David O. Selznick
Paul Birchard
Character : Top Brass #2
Neil Conrich
Character : Mr. Thomson
Michael Cronin
Character : Joseph Willicombe
Sarah Franzl
Character : Dorothy Comingore
Briony Glassco
Character : Script Girl
Louis Hammond
Character : Flunkie #2
Aaron Keeling
Character : Young Orson Welles
Joseph Long
Character : Harry Cohn
Gareth Marks
Character : Top Brass #1
Olivier Pierre
Character : Sam Goldwyn
Roger Rose
Character : News Reader
Rolf Saxon
Character : Flunkie #1
Adrian Schiller
Character : Paul Stewart
Kerry Shale
Character : Bernard Herrmann
Cyril Shaps
Character : Jeweller
Tusse Silberg
Character : Welles' Mother
Toby Whithouse
Character : Sound Technician
Tim Woodward
Character : Jack Warner
Angus Wright
Character : Joseph Cotten
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