RKO 281 (1999)

6.5/10 84 min 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.

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

William Armstrong

Mr. Lewis

Jay Benedict

Darryl Zanuck

Ron Berglas

David O. Selznick

Paul Birchard

Top Brass #2

Neil Conrich

Mr. Thomson

Michael Cronin

Joseph Willicombe

Briony Glassco

Script Girl

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