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65% Critic Match
RKO 281
“What went on the screen was nothing compared to what went on behind the scenes.”
6.5 / 10• 1999• 1h 24m•NR• English
DramaHistoryTV Movie
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Liev Schreiber
Orson Welles
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Benjamin Ross's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. RKO 281 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
