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Feature film — 1999

RKO 281 (1999)

6.51h 24mDrama — 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.

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A high-signal pick with 102 votes.

Scott Free Productions / BBC Film / HBO Films / GBH

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Director: Benjamin Ross

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Cast & crew

Liev Schreiber as Orson Welles

Liev Schreiber

Orson Welles

James Cromwell as William Randolph Hearst

James Cromwell

William Randolph Hearst

Melanie Griffith as Marion Davies

Melanie Griffith

Marion Davies

John Malkovich as Herman Mankiewicz

John Malkovich

Herman Mankiewicz

Liam Cunningham as Gregg Toland

Liam Cunningham

Gregg Toland

David Suchet as Louis B. Mayer

David Suchet

Louis B. Mayer

Fiona Shaw as Hedda Hopper

Fiona Shaw

Hedda Hopper

Anastasia Hille as Carole Lombard

Anastasia Hille

Carole Lombard

Brenda Blethyn as Louella Parsons

Brenda Blethyn

Louella Parsons

Roy Scheider as George Schaefer

Roy Scheider

George Schaefer

Roger Allam as Walt Disney

Roger Allam

Walt Disney

S

Simeon Andrews

John Houseman

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