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RKO 281

RKO 281

RKO 281

1999
Drama, Biography
TV Movie
1h 26m
Coming to Hollywood as a celebrated boy genius featuring a spectacular career arc in New York including his "War of the Worlds" radio hoax, Orson Welles is stymied on the subject for his first film... (imdb)

Directed by:

Benjamin Ross
Benjamin-Ross
9 total credits
Benjamin Ross has 9 credits at Criticker, including: The Young Poisoner's Handbook, RKO 281, The Frankenstein Chronicles and Thorne: Scaredycat

Writers:

Richard Ben Cramer
Richard-Ben-Cramer
3 total credits
Richard Ben Cramer has 3 credits at Criticker, including: RKO 281 and The Battle Over Citizen Kane
,
Thomas Lennon
Thomas-Lennon-b
6 total credits
Thomas Lennon has 6 credits at Criticker, including: RKO 281, The Battle Over Citizen Kane, Knife Skills and The Warriors of Qiugang

Starring:

Fiona Shaw
Fiona-Shaw
41 total credits
Fiona Shaw has 41 credits at Criticker, including: The Tree of Life, Super Mario Bros., Fracture, The Black Dahlia and My Left Foot
,
James Cromwell
James-Cromwell
100 total credits
James Cromwell played kindly Farmer Hoggett in the 1995 movie Babe, winning an Oscar nomination as best supporting actor for the role. Cromwell was already a veteran character actor who had begun working in television in the early 1970s. He played Archie Bunker's friend Stretch Cunningham on the sitcom All In the Family and made dozens of guest appearances in shows like M*A*S*H (with Alan Alda) and Three's Company (with Suzanne Somers).
,
John Malkovich
John-Malkovich
116 total credits
John Gavin Malkovich is an American actor, producer, director and recently fashion designer with his label Technobohemian. Over the last 25 years of his career, Malkovich has appeared in more than 70 motion pictures. For his roles in Places in the Heart and In the Line of Fire, he received Academy Award nominations. He has also appeared in critically acclaimed films such as Empire of the Sun, The Killing Fields, Dangerous Liaisons, Con Air, Being John Malkovich, and Changeling. (Wikipedia)
,
Roy Scheider
Roy-Scheider
58 total credits
Roy Richard Scheider (November 10, 1932 - February 10, 2008) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as police chief Martin C. Brody in Jaws, as choreographer and film director Joe Gideon in All That Jazz, detective Buddy Russo in The French Connection and his role as Captain Nathan Bridger in science fiction television series seaQuest DSV. Scheider's final performance is to be released posthumously in the 2011 thriller Iron Cross...(Wikipedia)
,
Brenda Blethyn
Brenda-Blethyn
48 total credits
Brenda Blethyn has 48 credits at Criticker, including: Pride & Prejudice, Atonement, A River Runs Through It, Secrets & Lies and The Witches
,
Liam Cunningham
Liam-Cunningham
60 total credits
Liam Cunningham has 60 credits at Criticker, including: Rick and Morty, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Hunger, War Horse and First Knight
,
Melanie Griffith
Melanie-Griffith
57 total credits
Melanie Griffith (born August 9, 1957) is an American actress. She is an Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner for her performance in the 1988 film Working Girl. She is the daughter of actress Tippi Hedren, and the wife of actor Antonio Banderas...(Wikipedia)
,
Liev Schreiber
Liev-Schreiber
89 total credits
Isaac Liev Schreiber, commonly known as Liev Schreiber, is an American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. He became known during the late 1990s and early 2000s, having initially appeared in several independent films, and later mainstream Hollywood films, including the Scream trilogy of horror films, The Sum of All Fears, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and Salt. Schreiber is also a respected stage actor, having performed in several Broadway productions...(Wikipedia)
,
David Suchet
David-Suchet
48 total credits
David Suchet has 48 credits at Criticker, including: The Bank Job, A Perfect Murder, Harry and the Hendersons, Executive Decision and Wing Commander

Genres:

Drama, Biography

AKA:

The Battle Over Citizen Kane

Countries:

UK, USA

Language:

English

RKO 281

1999
Drama, Biography
TV Movie
1h 26m
Your rating
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Avg Percentile 53.65% from 122 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

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Avg Percentile 53.65% from 122 total ratings
Rated 14 Jun 2021
92
64th
Glad to have stumbled across this one. Unique movie about what is widely considered the greatest American movie ever made.
Rated 20 Aug 2015
70
38th
A bit standard and pedestrian, yet still entertaining, especially if you are a fan of Citizen Kane. Despite some sensationalising here and there (as is expected of true story TV-movies of the '90s), it still makes for a fun behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film, and more importantly the struggle this artist has to preserve his work, keeping Welles and Hearst on rather equal footing.
Rated 08 Jan 2012
83
81st
Takes it a little easy on Welles but has a very humanizing take on Hearst so that seems fair. Excellent casting, especially for made for TV (except Joseph Cotten; he was awful). Makes Orson out to be more of a winner than he really was but gives a nice look into the making of Kane. Highly Recommended.
Rated 31 Dec 2011
81
60th
I liked it a lot! Just hits the right notes for this kind of movie.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Benjamin Ross
Benjamin-Ross
9 total credits
Benjamin Ross has 9 credits at Criticker, including: The Young Poisoner's Handbook, RKO 281, The Frankenstein Chronicles and Thorne: Scaredycat

Writers:

Richard Ben Cramer
Richard-Ben-Cramer
3 total credits
Richard Ben Cramer has 3 credits at Criticker, including: RKO 281 and The Battle Over Citizen Kane
,
Thomas Lennon
Thomas-Lennon-b
6 total credits
Thomas Lennon has 6 credits at Criticker, including: RKO 281, The Battle Over Citizen Kane, Knife Skills and The Warriors of Qiugang

Starring:

Fiona Shaw
Fiona-Shaw
41 total credits
Fiona Shaw has 41 credits at Criticker, including: The Tree of Life, Super Mario Bros., Fracture, The Black Dahlia and My Left Foot
,
James Cromwell
James-Cromwell
100 total credits
James Cromwell played kindly Farmer Hoggett in the 1995 movie Babe, winning an Oscar nomination as best supporting actor for the role. Cromwell was already a veteran character actor who had begun working in television in the early 1970s. He played Archie Bunker's friend Stretch Cunningham on the sitcom All In the Family and made dozens of guest appearances in shows like M*A*S*H (with Alan Alda) and Three's Company (with Suzanne Somers).
,
John Malkovich
John-Malkovich
116 total credits
John Gavin Malkovich is an American actor, producer, director and recently fashion designer with his label Technobohemian. Over the last 25 years of his career, Malkovich has appeared in more than 70 motion pictures. For his roles in Places in the Heart and In the Line of Fire, he received Academy Award nominations. He has also appeared in critically acclaimed films such as Empire of the Sun, The Killing Fields, Dangerous Liaisons, Con Air, Being John Malkovich, and Changeling. (Wikipedia)
,
Roy Scheider
Roy-Scheider
58 total credits
Roy Richard Scheider (November 10, 1932 - February 10, 2008) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as police chief Martin C. Brody in Jaws, as choreographer and film director Joe Gideon in All That Jazz, detective Buddy Russo in The French Connection and his role as Captain Nathan Bridger in science fiction television series seaQuest DSV. Scheider's final performance is to be released posthumously in the 2011 thriller Iron Cross...(Wikipedia)
,
Brenda Blethyn
Brenda-Blethyn
48 total credits
Brenda Blethyn has 48 credits at Criticker, including: Pride & Prejudice, Atonement, A River Runs Through It, Secrets & Lies and The Witches
,
Liam Cunningham
Liam-Cunningham
60 total credits
Liam Cunningham has 60 credits at Criticker, including: Rick and Morty, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Hunger, War Horse and First Knight
,
Melanie Griffith
Melanie-Griffith
57 total credits
Melanie Griffith (born August 9, 1957) is an American actress. She is an Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner for her performance in the 1988 film Working Girl. She is the daughter of actress Tippi Hedren, and the wife of actor Antonio Banderas...(Wikipedia)
,
Liev Schreiber
Liev-Schreiber
89 total credits
Isaac Liev Schreiber, commonly known as Liev Schreiber, is an American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. He became known during the late 1990s and early 2000s, having initially appeared in several independent films, and later mainstream Hollywood films, including the Scream trilogy of horror films, The Sum of All Fears, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and Salt. Schreiber is also a respected stage actor, having performed in several Broadway productions...(Wikipedia)
,
David Suchet
David-Suchet
48 total credits
David Suchet has 48 credits at Criticker, including: The Bank Job, A Perfect Murder, Harry and the Hendersons, Executive Decision and Wing Commander

Genres:

Drama, Biography

AKA:

The Battle Over Citizen Kane

Countries:

UK, USA

Language:

English
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