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📊 Film Specifications

Director Benjamin Ross

Writer John Logan (Screenplay), Thomas Lennon (Story Consultant), Richard Ben Cramer (Story Consultant), Michael Epstein (Story Consultant)

Release Date November 20, 1999

Runtime 84 min (1h 24m)

Country United States of America, United Kingdom

Language EN

Budget N/A

Box Office N/A

Studios Scott Free Productions • BBC Film • HBO Films

RKO 281 (1999)

Name: RKO 281
Genre: Drama, History, TV Movie
Released: 1999-11-20
Rating: 3.3

Directed by Benjamin Ross

• Written by John Logan , Thomas Lennon , Richard Ben Cramer

"What went on the screen was nothing compared to what went on behind the scenes."

⭐ 3.3 / 5 (102 votes) ⏱️ 84 min 🎬 Drama, History, TV Movie

Ratings Breakdown:

102 ratings

0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars

Synopsis

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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