Movie
RKO 281
Released: November 20, 1999 (1999)
Runtime: 84 minutes
Genres: Drama, History, TV Movie
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Roy Scheider as George Schaefer
Age at release: 67
- James Cromwell as William Randolph Hearst
Age at release: 59
- David Suchet as Louis B. Mayer
Age at release: 53
- Brenda Blethyn as Louella Parsons
Age at release: 53
- John Malkovich as Herman Mankiewicz
Age at release: 45
- Melanie Griffith as Marion Davies
Age at release: 42
- Fiona Shaw as Hedda Hopper
Age at release: 41
- Liam Cunningham as Gregg Toland
Age at release: 38
- Anastasia Hille as Carole Lombard
Age at release: 33
- Liev Schreiber as Orson Welles
Age at release: 32
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- Cyril Shaps as Jeweller
Age at release: 76
- Tusse Silberg as Welles' Mother
Age at release: 68
- Jay Benedict as Darryl Zanuck
Age at release: 48
- Kerry Shale as Bernard Herrmann
Age at release: 47
- Roger Allam as Walt Disney
Age at release: 46
- Olivier Pierre as Sam Goldwyn
Age at release: 46
- Tim Woodward as Jack Warner
Age at release: 46
- William Armstrong as Mr. Lewis
Age at release: 45
- Paul Birchard as Top Brass #2
Age at release: 45
- Rolf Saxon as Flunkie #1
Age at release: 44
- Roger Rose as News Reader
Age at release: 41
- Adrian Schiller as Paul Stewart
Age at release: 35
- Simeon Andrews as John Houseman
Age at release: Unknown
- Ron Berglas as David O. Selznick
Age at release: Unknown
- Neil Conrich as Mr. Thomson
Age at release: Unknown
- Michael Cronin as Joseph Willicombe
Age at release: Unknown
- Briony Glassco as Script Girl
Age at release: Unknown
- Louis Hammond as Flunkie #2
Age at release: Unknown
- Joseph Long as Harry Cohn
Age at release: Unknown
- Gareth Marks as Top Brass #1
Age at release: Unknown