RKO 281 poster

RKO 281

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

Description: 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.

Genres: Drama, History, TV Movie

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Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0

Runtime: 84 minutes

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Liev Schreiber

Played Orson Welles

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James Cromwell

Played William Randolph Hearst

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Melanie Griffith

Played Marion Davies

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John Malkovich

Played Herman Mankiewicz

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Liam Cunningham

Played Gregg Toland

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David Suchet

Played Louis B. Mayer

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Fiona Shaw

Played Hedda Hopper

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Anastasia Hille

Played Carole Lombard

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Brenda Blethyn

Played Louella Parsons

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Roy Scheider

Played George Schaefer

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Roger Allam

Played Walt Disney

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Simeon Andrews

Played John Houseman

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William Armstrong

Played Mr. Lewis

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Jay Benedict

Played Darryl Zanuck

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Ron Berglas

Played David O. Selznick

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Paul Birchard

Played Top Brass #2

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Neil Conrich

Played Mr. Thomson

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Michael Cronin

Played Joseph Willicombe

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Sarah Franzl

Played Dorothy Comingore

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Briony Glassco

Played Script Girl

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Louis Hammond

Played Flunkie #2

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Aaron Keeling

Played Young Orson Welles

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Joseph Long

Played Harry Cohn

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Gareth Marks

Played Top Brass #1

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Olivier Pierre

Played Sam Goldwyn

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Roger Rose

Played News Reader

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Rolf Saxon

Played Flunkie #1

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Adrian Schiller

Played Paul Stewart

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Kerry Shale

Played Bernard Herrmann

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Cyril Shaps

Played Jeweller

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Tusse Silberg

Played Welles' Mother

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Toby Whithouse

Played Sound Technician

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Tim Woodward

Played Jack Warner

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Angus Wright

Played Joseph Cotten

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Bobby Valentino

Played Clark Gable

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