RKO 281 (2000)

04/07/2000 (US) • 1h 24m

Drama, History, TV Movie

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.

Top Billed 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


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

cinema on cinema

yellow press

movie business

biography

antisemitism

filmmaking

movie star

based on movie

1940s

aspiring director

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