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RKO 281

RKO 281

# What went on the screen was nothing compared to what went on behind the scenes.
Drama   History   TV Movie
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2000-04-07
⌚ Running Time: 84 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.4

Beloved Cast

Liev Schreiber original image
Orson Welles
Liev Schreiber
James Cromwell original image
William Randolph Hearst
James Cromwell
Melanie Griffith original image
Marion Davies
Melanie Griffith
John Malkovich original image
Herman Mankiewicz
John Malkovich
Liam Cunningham original image
Gregg Toland
Liam Cunningham
David Suchet original image
Louis B. Mayer
David Suchet
Fiona Shaw original image
Hedda Hopper
Fiona Shaw
Anastasia Hille original image
Carole Lombard
Anastasia Hille
Brenda Blethyn original image
Louella Parsons
Brenda Blethyn
Roy Scheider original image
George Schaefer
Roy Scheider
Roger Allam original image
Walt Disney
Roger Allam
Simeon Andrews original image
John Houseman
Simeon Andrews
William Armstrong original image
Mr. Lewis
William Armstrong
Jay Benedict original image
Darryl Zanuck
Jay Benedict
Ron Berglas original image
David O. Selznick
Ron Berglas
Paul Birchard original image
Top Brass #2
Paul Birchard
Neil Conrich original image
Mr. Thomson
Neil Conrich
Michael Cronin original image
Joseph Willicombe
Michael Cronin
Sarah Franzl original image
Dorothy Comingore
Sarah Franzl
Briony Glassco original image
Script Girl
Briony Glassco
Louis Hammond original image
Flunkie #2
Louis Hammond
Aaron Keeling original image
Young Orson Welles
Aaron Keeling
Joseph Long original image
Harry Cohn
Joseph Long
Gareth Marks original image
Top Brass #1
Gareth Marks
Olivier Pierre original image
Sam Goldwyn
Olivier Pierre
Roger Rose original image
News Reader
Roger Rose
Rolf Saxon original image
Flunkie #1
Rolf Saxon
Adrian Schiller original image
Paul Stewart
Adrian Schiller
Kerry Shale original image
Bernard Herrmann
Kerry Shale
Cyril Shaps original image
Jeweller
Cyril Shaps
Tusse Silberg original image
Welles' Mother
Tusse Silberg
Toby Whithouse original image
Sound Technician
Toby Whithouse
Tim Woodward original image
Jack Warner
Tim Woodward
Angus Wright original image
Joseph Cotten
Angus Wright
Bobby Valentino original image
Clark Gable
Bobby Valentino

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