

RKO 281
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.
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- English
- cinema on cinema
- yellow press
- movie business
- biography
- antisemitism
- filmmaking
- movie star
- based on movie
- 1940s
- aspiring director
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalHBO20 Nov 1999
ArgentinaAR
- TheatricalBafici7 Apr 2000
FranceFR
- Theatrical6 Dec 2000
GermanyDE
- TVPay TV11 Oct 2000
ItalyIT
- Theatrical20 Apr 2001
SpainES
- Theatrical7 Apr 2000
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RKO 281 was released on 20 November 1999.
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Gurre
5/31/2014
RKO 281 is a very underrated movie I haven't seen alot of people talking about. It's based in part upon the real-life story of the behind the scenes of Orson Welles' Citizen Kane, and in part of the documentary The Battle over Citizen Kane that made as a part of The American Experience. Orson Welles (Liev Schreiber) has been offered a carte blanche-contract with RKO after his legendary War of the Worlds broadcast,…
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