RKO 281
RKO 281

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Coming to Hollywood as a celebrated boy genius featuring a spectacular career arc in New York including his radio hoax War of the Worlds, Orson Welles is stymied on the subject for his first film. After a dinner party at Hearst Castle, during which he has a verbal altercation with William Randolph Hearst, Welles decides to do a movie about Hearst. It takes him some time to convince co-writer Herman J. Mankiewicz and the studio, but Welles eventually gets the script and the gr... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in RKO 281:

Liev Schreiber
James Cromwell
Melanie Griffith
John Malkovich
Liam Cunningham
David Suchet

Full Plot Details

Coming to Hollywood as a celebrated boy genius featuring a spectacular career arc in New York including his radio hoax War of the Worlds, Orson Welles is stymied on the subject for his first film. After a dinner party at Hearst Castle, during which he has a verbal altercation with William Randolph Hearst, Welles decides to do a movie about Hearst. It takes him some time to convince co-writer Herman J. Mankiewicz and the studio, but Welles eventually gets the script and the green light, keeping the subject very hush-hush with the press. The movie is about an aging newspaper publisher who controlled his enemies as ruthlessly as he controlled his friends; and whose mistress was destined for fame. When a rough cut is screened, Hearst gets wind of the movie's theme and begins a campaign to see that it is not only never publicly screened, but destroyed.

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New York Magazine/Vulture - 8/10 by John LeonardI'm not saying that RKO 281 is any sort of Citizen Kane, but it's got the same appealing insouciance, plus a much more satisfying and dirty-minded explanation of the true meaning of Rosebud.
Blunt Review - 6/10 by Emily BluntThis hardly seen film is a great watch for ANY Welles fan.
Fantastica Daily - 4/10 by Staci Layne WilsonExcellent. Liev Schreiber IS Orson Welles.
User Review - 10/10 by Kata Rina Das much as i hate citizen kane, the acting was well done and helped in understanding the movie.
User Review - 10/10 by Jerod VRarely will I bother with a movie about the making of anything, but Citizen Kane? I had to check this out.Liev Schreiber gives an amazing performance as Welles. He doesn't need to do anything else to earn my respect as an actor. Be warned: If you aren't a huge cinema nerd and familiar with the story it can be a bit rough, but A great film nevertheless.
User Review - 10/10 by gary twell just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch its got a really good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie i think that melanie griffith plays a good part throughout this movie because she is a good actress..john malkovich is also great throughout this movie,,,i think that the director of this Drama movie had done a really good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie its a really good powerful Drama movie 2 watch
User Review - 10/10 by Gergely Klove movies about the business, one of the best out there.
User Review - 10/10 by Brent HBrilliant film about the making of Citizen Kane. It's an all-star cast, giving excellent performances, in an amazing script. In the story there aren't really any bad guys, as you can understand the motivations of both sides, and you feel forALL of the characters. This is a movie that I often HIGHLY RECOMMEND to people. If you love cinema then you will love this.
User Review - 10/10 by Kevin Sits great to see two larger than life characters going against each other
User Review - 10/10 by Tim ACompelling and riveting. A great story about the greatest film ever made.

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