RKO 281

1999, Drama, 1h 23m

14 Reviews 2,500+ Ratings

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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):
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  • Production Co:
    HBO Pictures, Scott Free Productions, WGBH

Cast & Crew

Liev Schreiber
Orson Welles
James Cromwell
William Randolph Hearst
Melanie Griffith
Marion Davies
John Malkovich
Herman Mankiewicz
Brenda Blethyn
Louella Parsons
Roy Scheider
George Schaefer
David Suchet
Louis B. Mayer
Fiona Shaw
Hedda Hopper
Anastasia Hille
Carole Lombard
Simeon Andrews
John Houseman
Liam Cunningham
Gregg Toland
Lucy Cohu
Dolores Del Rio (uncredited)
Angus Wright
Joseph Cotten
Kerry Shale
Bernard Herrmann
Tim Woodward
Jack Warner
Ron Berglas
David O. Selznick
Geoffrey Hutchings
Roger Allam
Walt Disney
Jay Benedict
Darryl Zanuck
Benjamin Ross
Director
Ridley Scott
Executive Producer
Tony Scott
Executive Producer
Su Armstrong
Producer
John Logan
Writer
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