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RKO 281 (1999)

November 20, 1999 (US) Drama, History, TV Movie • 84m

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.

Director

Benjamin Ross

Writer

John Logan

Top Billed

Liev Schreiber

Keywords

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Top Billed 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

Jay Benedict
Jay Benedict

Darryl Zanuck

Ron Berglas
Ron Berglas

David O. Selznick

Paul Birchard
Paul Birchard

Top Brass #2

Neil Conrich
Neil Conrich

Mr. Thomson

Michael Cronin
Michael Cronin

Joseph Willicombe

Sarah Franzl
Sarah Franzl

Dorothy Comingore

Aaron Keeling
Aaron Keeling

Young Orson Welles

Joseph Long
Joseph Long

Harry Cohn

Gareth Marks
Gareth Marks

Top Brass #1

Roger Rose
Roger Rose

News Reader

Rolf Saxon
Rolf Saxon

Flunkie #1

Adrian Schiller
Adrian Schiller

Paul Stewart

Kerry Shale
Kerry Shale

Bernard Herrmann

Tusse Silberg
Tusse Silberg

Welles' Mother

Toby Whithouse
Toby Whithouse

Sound Technician

Tim Woodward
Tim Woodward

Jack Warner

Angus Wright
Angus Wright

Joseph Cotten

Crew
Ridley Scott
Ridley Scott

Executive Producer

Mike Southon
Mike Southon

Director of Photography

John Altman
John Altman

Original Music Composer

Tony Scott
Tony Scott

Executive Producer

Maria Djurkovic
Maria Djurkovic

Production Design

Mark Taylor
Mark Taylor

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ali Goss
Ali Goss

Costume Supervisor

Lucinda Thomson
Lucinda Thomson

Art Direction

Mike Dowson
Mike Dowson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown

Dialogue Editor

Paul Wrightson
Paul Wrightson

Sound Effects Editor

Clive Derbyshire
Clive Derbyshire

Sound Recordist

Steven Begg
Steven Begg

Visual Effects Supervisor

Stephen Morley
Stephen Morley

Still Photographer

Heather Storr
Heather Storr

Script Supervisor

Nick Adams
Nick Adams

Supervising Sound Editor

Alan Bailey
Alan Bailey

Property Master

Tatiana Macdonald
Tatiana Macdonald

Set Decoration

Judy Ducker
Judy Ducker

Property Buyer

Nigel Gostelow
Nigel Gostelow

Unit Production Manager

John Logan
John Logan

Screenplay

Stewart Meachem
Stewart Meachem

Costume Designer

Diane Minter Lewis
Diane Minter Lewis

Co-Executive Producer

Chris Zarpas
Chris Zarpas

Co-Executive Producer

Lee Sheward
Lee Sheward

Stunt Coordinator

Richard Hammatt
Richard Hammatt

Stunt Coordinator

Ian Jackson
Ian Jackson

Camera Operator

Toby Ford
Toby Ford

Second Assistant Director

Jo Schotting
Jo Schotting

Third Assistant Director

Roseann Samuel
Roseann Samuel

Makeup Department Head

Diane Greaves
Diane Greaves

Foley Artist

Thomas Lennon
Thomas Lennon

Story Consultant

Tracey Gibbons
Tracey Gibbons

Post Production Supervisor

Richard Ben Cramer
Richard Ben Cramer

Story Consultant

Stuart Murdoch
Stuart Murdoch

Special Effects

Roseann Samuel
Roseann Samuel

Hair Department Head

Michael Epstein
Michael Epstein

Story Consultant

Stephen Barker
Stephen Barker

Post Production Supervisor

David Daniels
David Daniels

First Assistant Director



Reviews

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 Welles (Liev Schreiber) has been offered a carte blanche-contract with RKO after his legendary War of the Worlds broadcast, however he has troubles comin… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

Revenue

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