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RKO 281
Directed by
Benjamin Ross
R
1999
84m
Drama
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History
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7.0
92%
75%
6.4
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Orson Welles produces his greatest film, Citizen Kane (1941), despite the opposition of the film's de facto subject, William Randolph Hearst.
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Cast of RKO 281
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
RKO 281 Ratings & Reviews
New York Magazine/Vulture
John Leonard
I'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
Emily Blunt
This hardly seen film is a great watch for ANY Welles fan.
Kalamazoo Gazette
James Sanford
entertaining; Schreiber is excellent
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
Bob Bloom
Wonderful TV movie about the pressures and ego clashes and politics surrounding the making of Citizen Kane.
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James Rocchi
High-pulp look at Citizen Kane's genesis is stylish but shallow.
TheMovieChicks.com
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Liev Schreiber turns in a fascinating performance.
Nitrate Online
Sean Axmaker
...factual details aside, Ross and Logan make the history live. "RKO 281" is no Citizen Kane... but in its own way it pays homage to Welles and his film...
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