27 Mar 1981
Romaneto
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RKO 281
What went on the screen was nothing compared to what went on behind the scenes.
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.
Top Billed 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
Briony Glassco Script Girl
Louis Hammond Flunkie #2
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