RKO 281

RKO 281 (1999)

6.5 84 min Movie
DramaHistoryTV Movie

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

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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Cast

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

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