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RKO 281 (1999)
- NR
- 11/20/1999 (US)
- Drama, History, TV Movie
- 1h 24m
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 Ross
DirectorJohn Logan
ScreenplayCast
![Liev Schreiber's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/7NDRumVwW6jRb2UQxzee9JakDxT.jpg)
Liev Schreiber
Orson Welles![James Cromwell's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/vpNQQbM5PtxsYmVm4oh79SGFyUK.jpg)
James Cromwell
William Randolph Hearst![Melanie Griffith's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/9NQDvprGlRpmSvxJ1ZmYv6oOXW7.jpg)
Melanie Griffith
Marion Davies![John Malkovich's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/5coH0AExljEnbseCXKL4CDOVQj8.jpg)
John Malkovich
Herman Mankiewicz![Liam Cunningham's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/ljmFT9zYqh4k2bmEcNU6rxoE7fW.jpg)
Liam Cunningham
Gregg Toland![David Suchet's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/4X4TT8Uf8mAmRIYgYh4EeR4mWva.jpg)
David Suchet
Louis B. Mayer![Fiona Shaw's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/tjM74LcxwnYM77Csg1EtlXb1F9a.jpg)
Fiona Shaw
Hedda Hopper![Anastasia Hille's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/7xEVIVIizaKG624qheOpCz3I4YE.jpg)