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.
RKO 281 is of 1 hour(s) and 24 minute(s). It is Produced By: Scott Free Productions, BBC Film, HBO Films, GBH. It was released on 2000-04-07. It has the tagline: What went on the screen was nothing compared to what went on behind the scenes. It has an average vote of 6.382 on TMDB.
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