RKO 281 24 years old
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.
Credits
RKO 281 Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Brenda Blethyn She was 53, now 78 years old | as Louella Parsons |
| John Malkovich He was 46, now 70 years old | as Herman Mankiewicz |
| Liev Schreiber He was 32, now 57 years old | as Orson Welles |
| Liam Cunningham He was 38, now 63 years old | as Gregg Toland |
| David Suchet He was 53, now 78 years old | as Louis B. Mayer |
| Melanie Griffith She was 42, now 67 years old | as Marion Davies |
| Anastasia Hille She was 33, now 58 years old | as Carole Lombard |
| Roy Scheider He was 67, 75 years old when he died | as George Schaefer |
| Fiona Shaw She was 41, now 66 years old | as Hedda Hopper |
| James Cromwell He was 59, now 84 years old | as William Randolph Hearst |
| Roger Allam He was 46, now 71 years old | as Walt Disney |
| Simeon Andrews | as John Houseman |
RKO 281 Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Maria Djurkovic as Production Design. | Art |
| Su Armstrong as Producer. | Production |
| Alex Mackie as Editor. He was 129 (now 154) years old | Editing |
| Lucinda Thomson as Art Direction. | Art |
| Chris Zarpas as Executive Producer. | Production |
| Ridley Scott as Executive Producer. He was 61 (now 86) years old | Production |
| Tony Scott as Executive Producer. He was 55 (68) years old when He died | Production |
| John Logan as Writer. He was 38 (now 63) years old | Writing |
| Nick Adams as Supervising Sound Editor. He was 68 (36) years old when He died | Sound |
| Mike Southon as Director of Photography. He was 0 (now 24) years old | Camera |
| Diane Minter Lewis as Executive Producer. | Production |
RKO 281 (24 years)
What went on the screen was nothing compared to what went on behind the scenes.
- Release day: Friday, April 07, 2000
- Runtime: 84 minutes