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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)
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RKO 281

1999
Drama
Biography
TV Movie
1h 26m
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Avg Percentile 53.59% from 119 total ratings

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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 14 Jun 2021
92
65th
Glad to have stumbled across this one. Unique movie about what is widely considered the greatest American movie ever made.
Rated 31 Dec 2011
81
60th
I liked it a lot! Just hits the right notes for this kind of movie.

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