RKO 281 24 years old

What went on the screen was nothing compared to what went on behind the scenes.

RKO 281

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 71 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 59 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 87) 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 poster
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