RKO 281 (2000)
07/04/2000
Drama, History, TV Movie
1h 24m
- 64% (96 votes)
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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.
- Benjamin RossDirector
- John LoganScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Keywords
- cinema on cinema
- yellow press
- movie business
- biography
- antisemitism
- filmmaking
- movie star
- based on movie
- 1940s
- aspiring director
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
Roy Scheider
George Schaefer
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