

RKO 281
"What went on the screen was nothing compared to what went on behind the scenes."
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Languages
English
Studio
Scott Free Productions
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Key Crew

Tony Scott
Executive Producer

Ridley Scott
Executive Producer

Benjamin Ross
Director

John Logan
Screenplay
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














