RKO 281

RKO 281 is a 1999 dramatic film directed by Benjamin Ross and starring Liev Schreiber, James Cromwell, Melanie Griffith, John Malkovich, and Roy Scheider. It depicts the making of Citizen Kane; its title is the original production number of Kane. The film examines the struggles of a young Orson Welles (Schreiber), RKO studio head George Schaefer (Scheider), and screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz (Malkovich) in making the greatest American film of ... more

Initial release date:

  • Nov 20, 1999

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 1 h 23 min

Estimated budget:

  • 12,000,000 (US$)

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  • 1 h 23 min

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  • 12,000,000

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