Top billed cast

1. 

   Liev Schreiber

   Orson Welles

2. 

   James Cromwell

   William Randolph Hearst

3. 

   Melanie Griffith

   Marion Davies

4. 

   John Malkovich

   Herman Mankiewicz

5. 

   Liam Cunningham

   Gregg Toland

6. 

   David Suchet

   Louis B. Mayer

7. 

   Fiona Shaw

   Hedda Hopper

8. 

   Anastasia Hille

   Carole Lombard

9. 

   Brenda Blethyn

   Louella Parsons

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Reviews

A review by Gurre

Written by Gurre on 2014-05-31

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.

Orson Welles (Liev Schreiber) has been offered a carte blanche-contract with RKO after his legendary War of the Worlds broadcast, however he has troubles coming up with a picture, and he lacks inspiration. One night, at a party hosted by newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst (James Cromwell) he finds the ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• cinema on cinema
• yellow press
• movie business
• biography
• antisemitism
• filmmaking
• movie star
• based on movie
• 1940s
• aspiring director