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 ...
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Initial release date:
- Nov 20, 1999
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 1 h 23 min
Estimated budget:
- 12,000,000 (US$)