RKO 281
What went on the screen was nothing compared to what went on behind the scenes.
1999
84
minutes
Drama, History, TV Movie
Directed By:
Benjamin Ross
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.
Language
English
Release Date
April 7, 2000
Golden Globe Awards
Best Miniseries or Television Film
Cast
Liev Schreiber
Orson Welles
James Cromwell
William Randolph Hearst
Melanie Griffith
Marion Davies
John Malkovich
Herman Mankiewicz
Liam Cunningham
Gregg Toland
David Suchet
Louis B. Mayer
Fiona Shaw
Hedda Hopper
Anastasia Hille
Carole Lombard
Brenda Blethyn
Louella Parsons
Roy Scheider
George Schaefer
Roger Allam
Walt Disney
Simeon Andrews
John Houseman
William Armstrong
Mr. Lewis
Jay Benedict
Darryl Zanuck
Ron Berglas
David O. Selznick
Paul Birchard
Top Brass #2
Neil Conrich
Mr. Thomson
Michael Cronin
Joseph Willicombe
Sarah Franzl
Dorothy Comingore
Briony Glassco
Script Girl
Louis Hammond
Flunkie #2
Aaron Keeling
Young Orson Welles
Joseph Long
Harry Cohn
Gareth Marks
Top Brass #1
Olivier Pierre
Sam Goldwyn
Roger Rose
News Reader
Rolf Saxon
Flunkie #1
Adrian Schiller
Paul Stewart
Kerry Shale
Bernard Herrmann
Cyril Shaps
Jeweller
Tusse Silberg
Welles' Mother
Toby Whithouse
Sound Technician
Tim Woodward
Jack Warner
Angus Wright
Joseph Cotten
Bobby Valentino
Clark Gable
Show Full Crew
Editing
Sound
Mark Taylor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mike Dowson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Diane Greaves
Foley Artist
John Altman
Original Music Composer
Nick Adams
Supervising Sound Editor
Jonathan Cronin
ADR Editor
Clive Derbyshire
Sound Recordist
Paul Wrightson
Sound Effects Editor
Gordon Brown
Dialogue Editor
Michelle Greaves
Foley Artist
Production
Ridley Scott
Executive Producer
Tony Scott
Executive Producer
Joyce Nettles
Casting
Lora Kennedy
Casting
Su Armstrong
Producer
Chris Zarpas
Co-Executive Producer
Nigel Gostelow
Unit Production Manager
Diane Minter Lewis
Co-Executive Producer
Directing
Benjamin Ross
Director
Toby Ford
Second Assistant Director
Heather Storr
Script Supervisor
David Daniels
First Assistant Director
Jo Schotting
Third Assistant Director
Camera
Mike Southon
Director of Photography
Ian Jackson
Camera Operator
Stephen Morley
Still Photographer
Malcolm J. Sheehan
Key Grip
Costume & Make-Up
Stewart Meachem
Costume Designer
Roseann Samuel
Hair Department Head
Roseann Samuel
Makeup Department Head
Ali Goss
Costume Supervisor
Art
Lucinda Thomson
Art Direction
Alan Bailey
Property Master
Tatiana Macdonald
Set Decoration
Maria Djurkovic
Production Design
Judy Ducker
Property Buyer
Visual Effects
Writing
John Logan
Screenplay
Michael Epstein
Story Consultant
Thomas Lennon
Story Consultant
Richard Ben Cramer
Story Consultant
Crew
Lee Sheward
Stunt Coordinator
Richard Hammatt
Stunt Coordinator
Tracey Gibbons
Post Production Supervisor
Stuart Murdoch
Special Effects
Stephen Barker
Post Production Supervisor
Lighting