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Poster of RKO 281

RKO 281

2000-1h 24min
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6.4 / 10 96

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.

Directed by Benjamin Ross

Writers John Logan Thomas Lennon Richard Ben Cramer

Stars Liev Schreiber James Cromwell Melanie Griffith

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Cast

Liev Schreiber's picture in the cast

Liev Schreiber

Orson Welles
James Cromwell's picture in the cast

James Cromwell

William Randolph Hearst
Melanie Griffith's picture in the cast

Melanie Griffith

Marion Davies
John Malkovich's picture in the cast

John Malkovich

Herman Mankiewicz
Liam Cunningham's picture in the cast

Liam Cunningham

Gregg Toland
David Suchet's picture in the cast

David Suchet

Louis B. Mayer
Fiona Shaw's picture in the cast

Fiona Shaw

Hedda Hopper
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Anastasia Hille

Carole Lombard
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Brenda Blethyn

Louella Parsons
Roy Scheider's picture in the cast

Roy Scheider

George Schaefer
Roger Allam's picture in the cast

Roger Allam

Walt Disney
Simeon Andrews's picture in the cast

Simeon Andrews

John Houseman

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