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.

Drama History TV Movie

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)

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)