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RKO 281 (2000)

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

6.4/10 1h 24m Apr 07, 2000
Drama History TV Movie

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title RKO 281
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.7

Cast

Liev Schreiber
Liev Schreiber
Orson Welles
Popularity: 4.7
James Cromwell
James Cromwell
William Randolph Hearst
Popularity: 2.6
Melanie Griffith
Melanie Griffith
Marion Davies
Popularity: 5.8
John Malkovich
John Malkovich
Herman Mankiewicz
Popularity: 3.0
Liam Cunningham
Liam Cunningham
Gregg Toland
Popularity: 11.1
David Suchet
David Suchet
Louis B. Mayer
Popularity: 1.2
Fiona Shaw
Fiona Shaw
Hedda Hopper
Popularity: 2.1
Anastasia Hille
Anastasia Hille
Carole Lombard
Popularity: 1.7
Brenda Blethyn
Brenda Blethyn
Louella Parsons
Popularity: 3.0
Roy Scheider
Roy Scheider
George Schaefer
Popularity: 2.1
Roger Allam
Roger Allam
Walt Disney
Popularity: 3.2
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Simeon Andrews
John Houseman
Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Producer Su Armstrong
Executive Producer Tony Scott, Ridley Scott
Editor Alex Mackie
Director Benjamin Ross
Screenplay John Logan

Production

Scott Free Productions
GB
BBC Film
GB
HBO Films
US
GBH
US

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Keywords

cinema on cinema yellow press movie business biography antisemitism filmmaking movie star based on movie 1940s aspiring director

Reviews from TMDB

Gurre 10/10
May 31, 2014

RKO 281 is a very underrated movie I haven't seen alot of people talking about. It's based in part upon the real-life story of the behind the scenes of Orson Welles' Citizen Kane, and in part of the documentary The Battle over Citizen Kane that made as a part of The American Experience. Orson Wel ... Read more

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Based on 96 votes

Details
Release Date April 7, 2000
Runtime 1h 24m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.7
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