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RKO 281

19991h 24m

Drama History TV Movie

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65%

101 TMDB ratings

Directed by Benjamin Ross

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.

What went on the screen was nothing compared to what went on behind the scenes.

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

Simeon Andrews

John Houseman

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

Sarah Franzl

Dorothy Comingore

Briony Glassco

Script Girl

Louis Hammond

Flunkie #2

Aaron Keeling

Young Orson Welles

Joseph Long

Harry Cohn

Gareth Marks

Top Brass #1

Olivier Pierre

Sam Goldwyn

Roger Rose

News Reader

Rolf Saxon

Flunkie #1

Adrian Schiller

Paul Stewart

Kerry Shale

Bernard Herrmann

Cyril Shaps

Jeweller

Tusse Silberg

Welles' Mother

Toby Whithouse

Sound Technician

Tim Woodward

Jack Warner

Angus Wright

Joseph Cotten

Bobby Valentino

Clark Gable

Crew

Benjamin Ross

Director

Heather Storr

Script Supervisor

Toby Ford

Second Assistant Director

Jo Schotting

Third Assistant Director

David Daniels

First Assistant Director

Thomas Lennon

Story Consultant

Richard Ben Cramer

Story Consultant

John Logan

Screenplay

Michael Epstein

Story Consultant

Su Armstrong

Producer

Tony Scott

Executive Producer

Ridley Scott

Executive Producer

Details

Release date: November 20, 1999
Runtime: 1h 24m
Director: Benjamin Ross

Where to watch

Stream

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YouTube TV

HBO Max

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