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RKO 281

1999, Drama, 1h 23m

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Movie Info

Orson Welles (Liev Schreiber), all charisma and stubborn vision, is signed to direct films for RKO Pictures with a startling amount of creative freedom. Welles decides to make production number 281 a disguised biopic of media tycoon William Randolph Hearst (James Cromwell), a film which would come to be known as "Citizen Kane." But Welles doesn't understand just how much clout Hearst yields. When he gets word of the unflattering production, Hearst does everything in his power to stop it.

Rating:

R
Genre:

Drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Benjamin Ross
Producer:

Su Armstrong
Writer:

John Logan
Release Date (Streaming):

Apr 25, 2000
Runtime:

1h 23m

Cast & Crew

Liev Schreiber
Orson Welles

James Cromwell
William Randolph Hearst

Melanie Griffith

Melanie Griffith
Marion Davies

John Malkovich
Herman Mankiewicz

Brenda Blethyn
Louella Parsons

Roy Scheider
George Schaefer

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