RKO 281

What went on the screen was nothing compared to what went on behind the scenes.

Duration: 84 min
Release date: 1999-11-20
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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.

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Alex Mackie
Alex Mackie
Editor
Ridley Scott
Ridley Scott
Executive Producer
Mike Southon
Mike Southon
Director of Photography
John Altman
John Altman
Original Music Composer
Benjamin Ross
Benjamin Ross
Director
Tony Scott
Tony Scott
Executive Producer
Su Armstrong
Su Armstrong
Producer
Maria Djurkovic
Maria Djurkovic
Production Design
Mark Taylor
Mark Taylor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ali Goss
Ali Goss
Costume Supervisor
Lucinda Thomson
Lucinda Thomson
Art Direction
Mike Dowson
Mike Dowson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown
Dialogue Editor
Paul Wrightson
Paul Wrightson
Sound Effects Editor
Clive Derbyshire
Clive Derbyshire
Sound Recordist
Jonathan Cronin
Jonathan Cronin
ADR Editor
Steven Begg
Steven Begg
Visual Effects Supervisor
Stephen Morley
Stephen Morley
Still Photographer
Heather Storr
Heather Storr
Script Supervisor
Nick Adams
Nick Adams
Supervising Sound Editor
Alan Bailey
Alan Bailey
Property Master
Tatiana Macdonald
Tatiana Macdonald
Set Decoration
Judy Ducker
Judy Ducker
Property Buyer
Nigel Gostelow
Nigel Gostelow
Unit Production Manager
John Logan
John Logan
Screenplay
Lora Kennedy
Lora Kennedy
Casting
Stewart Meachem
Stewart Meachem
Costume Designer
Diane Minter Lewis
Diane Minter Lewis
Co-Executive Producer
Chris Zarpas
Chris Zarpas
Co-Executive Producer
Lee Sheward
Lee Sheward
Stunt Coordinator
Joyce Nettles
Joyce Nettles
Casting
Richard Hammatt
Richard Hammatt
Stunt Coordinator
Ian Jackson
Ian Jackson
Camera Operator
Toby Ford
Toby Ford
Second Assistant Director
Malcolm J. Sheehan
Malcolm J. Sheehan
Key Grip
Jo Schotting
Jo Schotting
Third Assistant Director
Roseann Samuel
Roseann Samuel
Makeup Department Head
Micky Brown
Micky Brown
Gaffer
Diane Greaves
Diane Greaves
Foley Artist
Thomas Lennon
Thomas Lennon
Story Consultant
Tracey Gibbons
Tracey Gibbons
Post Production Supervisor
Richard Ben Cramer
Richard Ben Cramer
Story Consultant
Stuart Murdoch
Stuart Murdoch
Special Effects
Roseann Samuel
Roseann Samuel
Hair Department Head
Michael Epstein
Michael Epstein
Story Consultant
Michelle Greaves
Michelle Greaves
Foley Artist
Michael Stainer
Michael Stainer
Color Timer
Stephen Barker
Stephen Barker
Post Production Supervisor
David Daniels
David Daniels
First Assistant Director
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