RKO 281 (1999)
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.
- Released
- 1999-11-20
- Genres
- Drama, History, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Benjamin Ross, John Logan
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 102 votes
Cast
- Liev Schreiber as Orson Welles
- James Cromwell as William Randolph Hearst
- Melanie Griffith as Marion Davies
- John Malkovich as Herman Mankiewicz
- Liam Cunningham as Gregg Toland
- David Suchet as Louis B. Mayer
- Fiona Shaw as Hedda Hopper
- Anastasia Hille as Carole Lombard
- Brenda Blethyn as Louella Parsons
- Roy Scheider as George Schaefer
- Roger Allam as Walt Disney
- Simeon Andrews as John Houseman