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RKO 281
What went on the screen was nothing compared to what went on behind the scenes.
6.5(102)19991h 24m
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
- Created by
- Ridley Scott,Tony Scott
- Writers
- John Logan
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Cast
Liev Schreiber
Orson Welles
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
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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Crew
Directing
- Benjamin RossDirector
- Heather StorrScript Supervisor
- Toby FordSecond Assistant Director
- Jo SchottingThird Assistant Director
- David DanielsFirst Assistant Director
Writing
- John LoganScreenplay
- Thomas LennonStory Consultant
- Richard Ben CramerStory Consultant
- Michael EpsteinStory Consultant
Production
- Su ArmstrongProducer
- Ridley ScottExecutive Producer
- Tony ScottExecutive Producer
- Lora KennedyCasting
- Joyce NettlesCasting
- Diane Minter LewisCo-Executive Producer
- Chris ZarpasCo-Executive Producer
- Nigel GostelowUnit Production Manager
Camera
- Mike SouthonDirector of Photography
- Stephen MorleyStill Photographer
- Ian JacksonCamera Operator
- Malcolm J. SheehanKey Grip
Editing
- Alex MackieEditor
- Michael StainerColor Timer
Sound
- John AltmanOriginal Music Composer
- Clive DerbyshireSound Recordist
- Gordon BrownDialogue Editor
- Jonathan CroninADR Editor
- Nick AdamsSupervising Sound Editor
- Paul WrightsonSound Effects Editor
- Mike DowsonSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Mark TaylorSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Diane GreavesFoley Artist
- Michelle GreavesFoley Artist
Art
- Maria DjurkovicProduction Design
- Lucinda ThomsonArt Direction
- Tatiana MacdonaldSet Decoration
- Alan BaileyProperty Master
- Judy DuckerProperty Buyer
Costume & Make-Up
- Ali GossCostume Supervisor
- Stewart MeachemCostume Designer
- Roseann SamuelHair Department Head
- Roseann SamuelMakeup Department Head
Visual Effects
- Steven BeggVisual Effects Supervisor
Crew
- Richard HammattStunt Coordinator
- Lee ShewardStunt Coordinator
- Stuart MurdochSpecial Effects
- Stephen BarkerPost Production Supervisor
- Tracey GibbonsPost Production Supervisor
Lighting
- Micky BrownGaffer