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.
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Cast
35 people
Liev Schreiber
Orson Welles
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James Cromwell
William Randolph Hearst
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Melanie Griffith
Marion Davies
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Working Girl
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John Malkovich
Herman Mankiewicz
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Liam Cunningham
Gregg Toland
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Game of Thrones
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David Suchet
Louis B. Mayer
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Fiona Shaw
Hedda Hopper
Known for
Killing Eve
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Anastasia Hille
Carole Lombard
Known for
The Missing
Steal
Brenda Blethyn
Louella Parsons
Known for
Pride & Prejudice
Secrets & Lies
Roy Scheider
George Schaefer
Known for
Jaws
The French Connection
Roger Allam
Walt Disney
Known for
V for Vendetta
The Book Thief
Simeon Andrews
John Houseman
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A Certain Justice
Brass
Benjamin Ross Director · John Logan Screenplay John Altman Composer
Budget $12M · United States release November 20, 1999 · Produced in United States, United Kingdom
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$12,000,000
Production
Scott Free Productions
Production
BBC Film
Production · Studio
HBO Films
Production
GBH
Production
Labrador Films
Production
WGBH Boston
Production
United States · United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 20, 1999
Theatrical · HBO
Argentina
April 7, 2000 · Theatrical · Bafici
France
December 6, 2000 · Theatrical
Germany
October 11, 2000 · TV · Pay TV
Italy
April 20, 2001 · Theatrical
Spain
April 7, 2000 · Theatrical
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