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RKO 281 (2000)

Poster for RKO 281

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 & Crew

Director
Benjamin Ross
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    Orson Welles Liev Schreiber
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    William Randolph Hearst James Cromwell
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    Marion Davies Melanie Griffith
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    Herman Mankiewicz John Malkovich
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    Gregg Toland Liam Cunningham
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    Louis B. Mayer David Suchet
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    Hedda Hopper Fiona Shaw
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    Carole Lombard Anastasia Hille

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