Country
United States
Date
Nov 20, 1999
Note
HBO
What went on the screen was nothing compared to what went on behind the scenes.
1h 24min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Anastasia Hille | Carole Lombard |
| Brenda Blethyn | Louella Parsons |
| Roy Scheider | George Schaefer |
| Roger Allam | Walt Disney |
| Simeon Andrews | John Houseman |
| William Armstrong | Mr. Lewis |
| Jay Benedict | Darryl Zanuck |
| Ron Berglas | David O. Selznick |
| Paul Birchard | Top Brass #2 |
| Neil Conrich | Mr. Thomson |
| Michael Cronin | Joseph Willicombe |
| Sarah Franzl | Dorothy Comingore |
| Briony Glassco | Script Girl |
| Louis Hammond | Flunkie #2 |
| Aaron Keeling | Young Orson Welles |
| Joseph Long | Harry Cohn |
| Gareth Marks | Top Brass #1 |
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| Olivier Pierre | Sam Goldwyn |
| Roger Rose | News Reader |
| Rolf Saxon | Flunkie #1 |
| Adrian Schiller | Paul Stewart |
| Kerry Shale | Bernard Herrmann |
| Cyril Shaps | Jeweller |
| Tusse Silberg | Welles' Mother |
| Toby Whithouse | Sound Technician |
| Tim Woodward | Jack Warner |
| Angus Wright | Joseph Cotten |
| Bobby Valentino | Clark Gable |
Genres
DramaHistoryTV Movie
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | RKO 281 |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America, United Kingdom |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Scott Free Productions, BBC Film, HBO Films, GBH |
| Data di uscita | 20 novembre 1999 |
| Exec. Producer | Tony Scott, Ridley Scott, Diane Minter Lewis, Chris Zarpas |
| Producer | Su Armstrong |
| Writer | John Logan, Thomas Lennon, Richard Ben Cramer, Michael Epstein |
| Casting | Joyce Nettles, Lora Kennedy |
| Editors | Alex Mackie, Michael Stainer |
| Cinematography | Mike Southon, Stephen Morley, Ian Jackson, Malcolm J. Sheehan |
| Asst. Directors | Toby Ford, Jo Schotting, David Daniels, Benjamin Ross, Heather Storr |
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| Lighting | Micky Brown |
| Camera Operators | Ian Jackson, Mike Southon, Stephen Morley, Malcolm J. Sheehan |
| Add. Photography | Mike Southon, Stephen Morley, Ian Jackson, Malcolm J. Sheehan |
| Production Design | Maria Djurkovic, Lucinda Thomson, Alan Bailey, Tatiana Macdonald, Judy Ducker |
| Art Direction | Lucinda Thomson, Maria Djurkovic, Alan Bailey, Tatiana Macdonald, Judy Ducker |
| Set Decoration | Tatiana Macdonald, Maria Djurkovic, Lucinda Thomson, Alan Bailey, Judy Ducker |
| Special Effects | Stuart Murdoch |
| Visual Effects | Steven Begg |
| Stunts | Richard Hammatt, Lee Sheward |
| Composer | John Altman, Mike Dowson, Mark Taylor, Gordon Brown, Paul Wrightson, Nick Adams, Jonathan Cronin, Clive Derbyshire, Michelle Greaves, Diane Greaves |
| Sound | John Altman, Mike Dowson, Mark Taylor, Gordon Brown, Paul Wrightson, Nick Adams, Jonathan Cronin, Clive Derbyshire, Michelle Greaves, Diane Greaves |
| Costume Design | Ali Goss, Stewart Meachem, Roseann Samuel |
| Makeup | Ali Goss, Roseann Samuel, Stewart Meachem |
| Hairstyling | Roseann Samuel, Ali Goss, Stewart Meachem |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Country
Argentina
Date
Apr 07, 2000
Note
Bafici
Country
Spain
Date
Apr 07, 2000
Country
France
Date
Dec 06, 2000
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Country
Italy
Date
Apr 20, 2001
TV
Country
Germany
Date
Oct 11, 2000
Note
Pay TV
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