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RKO 281 (2000)

11/20/1999 (US) Drama, History, TV Movie 1h 24m

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

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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.

Benjamin Ross

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John Logan

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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
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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 coming up with a picture, and he lacks inspiration. One night, at a party hosted by newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst (James Cromwell) he finds the i... read the rest.

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