RKO 281 (1999)
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.
Director:
Benjamin Ross
Writer:
John Logan
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Liev Schreiber as Orson Welles |
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James Cromwell as William Randolph Hearst |
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Melanie Griffith as Marion Davies |
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John Malkovich as Herman Mankiewicz |
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Liam Cunningham as Gregg Toland |
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David Suchet as Louis B. Mayer |
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Fiona Shaw as Hedda Hopper |
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Anastasia Hille as Carole Lombard |
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Brenda Blethyn as Louella Parsons |
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Roy Scheider as George Schaefer |
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Roger Allam as Walt Disney |
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Simeon Andrews as John Houseman |
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William Armstrong as Mr. Lewis |
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Jay Benedict as Darryl Zanuck |
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Ron Berglas as David O. Selznick |
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Paul Birchard as Top Brass #2 |
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Neil Conrich as Mr. Thomson |
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Michael Cronin as Joseph Willicombe |
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Sarah Franzl as Dorothy Comingore |
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Briony Glassco as Script Girl |
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Louis Hammond as Flunkie #2 |
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Aaron Keeling as Young Orson Welles |
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Joseph Long as Harry Cohn |
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Gareth Marks as Top Brass #1 |
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Olivier Pierre as Sam Goldwyn |
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Roger Rose as News Reader |
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Rolf Saxon as Flunkie #1 |
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Adrian Schiller as Paul Stewart |
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Kerry Shale as Bernard Herrmann |
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Cyril Shaps as Jeweller |
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Tusse Silberg as Welles' Mother |
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Toby Whithouse as Sound Technician |
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Tim Woodward as Jack Warner |
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Angus Wright as Joseph Cotten |
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Bobby Valentino as Clark Gable |
| Directing | Benjamin Ross | Director |
| Production | Su Armstrong | Producer |
| Production | Ridley Scott | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tony Scott | Executive Producer |
| Sound | John Altman | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Mike Southon | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Alex Mackie | Editor |
| Art | Maria Djurkovic | Production Design |
| Directing | Heather Storr | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Stephen Morley | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ali Goss | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Clive Derbyshire | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Gordon Brown | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Jonathan Cronin | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Nick Adams | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Paul Wrightson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Mike Dowson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Mark Taylor | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Steven Begg | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Lucinda Thomson | Art Direction |
| Art | Tatiana Macdonald | Set Decoration |
| Art | Alan Bailey | Property Master |
| Production | Lora Kennedy | Casting |
| Production | Joyce Nettles | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stewart Meachem | Costume Designer |
| Production | Diane Minter Lewis | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Chris Zarpas | Co-Executive Producer |
| Writing | John Logan | Screenplay |
| Crew | Richard Hammatt | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Lee Sheward | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Nigel Gostelow | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Toby Ford | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Judy Ducker | Property Buyer |
| Camera | Ian Jackson | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Malcolm J. Sheehan | Key Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roseann Samuel | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roseann Samuel | Makeup Department Head |
| Directing | Jo Schotting | Third Assistant Director |
| Writing | Thomas Lennon | Story Consultant |
| Writing | Richard Ben Cramer | Story Consultant |
| Writing | Michael Epstein | Story Consultant |
| Lighting | Micky Brown | Gaffer |
| Crew | Stuart Murdoch | Special Effects |
| Crew | Stephen Barker | Post Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Tracey Gibbons | Post Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Diane Greaves | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Michelle Greaves | Foley Artist |
| Editing | Michael Stainer | Color Timer |
| Directing | David Daniels | First Assistant Director |