RKO 281

Benjamin Ross
2000-04-07

What went on the screen was nothing compared to what went on behind the scenes.
6.394
84 min

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

Name Character Team
Liev Schreiber Orson Welles Zac E. Chan
James Cromwell William Randolph Hearst Unowned
Melanie Griffith Marion Davies Unowned
John Malkovich Herman Mankiewicz Hangin with Mr. Cooper
Liam Cunningham Gregg Toland Unowned
David Suchet Louis B. Mayer Unowned
Fiona Shaw Hedda Hopper Goutbreak
Anastasia Hille Carole Lombard Unowned
Brenda Blethyn Louella Parsons Unowned
Roy Scheider George Schaefer Unowned
Roger Allam Walt Disney Unowned
Simeon Andrews John Houseman Unowned
William Armstrong Mr. Lewis Unowned
Jay Benedict Darryl Zanuck Unowned
Ron Berglas David O. Selznick Unowned
Paul Birchard Top Brass #2 Unowned
Neil Conrich Mr. Thomson Unowned
Michael Cronin Joseph Willicombe Unowned
Sarah Franzl Dorothy Comingore Unowned
Briony Glassco Script Girl Unowned
Louis Hammond Flunkie #2 Unowned
Aaron Keeling Young Orson Welles Unowned
Joseph Long Harry Cohn Unowned
Gareth Marks Top Brass #1 Unowned
Olivier Pierre Sam Goldwyn Unowned
Roger Rose News Reader Unowned
Rolf Saxon Flunkie #1 Unowned
Adrian Schiller Paul Stewart Unowned
Kerry Shale Bernard Herrmann Unowned
Cyril Shaps Jeweller Unowned
Tusse Silberg Welles' Mother Unowned
Toby Whithouse Sound Technician Unowned
Tim Woodward Jack Warner Unowned
Angus Wright Joseph Cotten Unowned
Bobby Valentino Clark Gable Unowned