Movie Description
RKO 281
(1999)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Benjamin Ross
- Producer : Su Armstrong
- Editor : Alex Mackie
- Cast : Liev Schreiber,James Cromwell,Melanie Griffith,John Malkovich,Liam Cunningham,David Suchet,Fiona Shaw,Anastasia Hille,Brenda Blethyn,Roy Scheider,Roger Allam,Simeon Andrews,William Armstrong,Jay Benedict,Ron Berglas,Paul Birchard,Neil Conrich,Michael Cronin,Sarah Franzl,Briony Glassco,Louis Hammond,Aaron Keeling,Joseph Long,Gareth Marks,Olivier Pierre,Roger Rose,Rolf Saxon,Adrian Schiller,Kerry Shale,Cyril Shaps,Tusse Silberg,Toby Whithouse,Tim Woodward,Angus Wright,Bobby Valentino
Cast
Orson Welles
William Randolph Hearst
Marion Davies
Herman Mankiewicz
Gregg Toland
Louis B. Mayer
Hedda Hopper
Carole Lombard
Louella Parsons
George Schaefer
Walt Disney
John Houseman
Mr. Lewis
Darryl Zanuck
David O. Selznick
Top Brass #2
Mr. Thomson
Joseph Willicombe
Dorothy Comingore
Script Girl
Flunkie #2
Young Orson Welles
Harry Cohn
Top Brass #1
Sam Goldwyn
News Reader
Flunkie #1
Paul Stewart
Bernard Herrmann
Jeweller
Welles' Mother
Sound Technician
Jack Warner
Joseph Cotten
Clark Gable
Posters
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Holy Lands
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Abraham
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All the Way
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The Believer
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Facts
Original TitleRKO 281
Status Released
Release Information
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1999-11-20
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 24m
Production CompaniesScott Free Productions,BBC Film,HBO Films,GBH
Genres
- Drama
- History
- TV Movie
