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RKO 281

Movie
1999
1h 24m
R
English
Drama, History, TV Movie
User Score: 
6.9
Critic Score: 
87
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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.
RKO 281 Poster

RKO 281

R
Movie
1999
1h 24m
English
Drama, History, TV Movie
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.
Rating
WATCHMODE
6.9
IMDB
RKO 281 (1999) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
87

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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
Roy Scheider
George Schaefer
Roger Allam
Walt Disney
Simeon Andrews
John Houseman
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
Louis Hammond
Flunkie #2
Aaron Keeling
Young Orson Welles
Joseph Long
Harry Cohn
Gareth Marks
Top Brass #1
Olivier Pierre
Sam Goldwyn
Directed By: Benjamin Ross
Written By: John Logan (Screenplay)

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ScanCom says...
3 years ago
I liked it. Once again I say that Liev Schreiber is a seriously underrated actor.
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lezelmaz says...
3 years ago
@scancom and Malkovich may be overrated. But when John's on he's on. Looking forward to seeing this—in my queue. Wonder how RKO 281 (2000) will stack against Mank (2020), David Fincher's flick which was underwhelming.
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Featured User Reviews

Gurre
6 years ago
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.

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