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RKO 281 (1999) -- Orson Welles produces his greatest film, Citizen Kane, despite the opposition of the film's de facto subject, William Randolph Hearst.

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Richard Ben Cramer (documentary The Battle Over Citizen Kane) (in part) and
Thomas Lennon (documentary The Battle Over Citizen Kane) (in part) ...
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Release Date:
20 November 1999 (USA) more
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Orson Welles produces his greatest film, Citizen Kane, despite the opposition of the film's de facto subject, William Randolph Hearst. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 15 nominations more
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(3 articles)
Awesome Orsons: Who's the best on-screen Welles?
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 8 December 2009, 6:39 AM, PST)

Me & Orson trailer
 (From JoBlo. 7 October 2009, 7:27 PM, PDT)

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strong lead performances make RKO quite good more (41 total)

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Also Known As:
RKO 281: The Battle Over Citizen Kane (USA) (video box title)
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Rated R for language and some graphic sexual images.
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83 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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In the shot of Orson cutting the Citizen Kane script, one of Kane's lines is "Who knows what lurks in the hearts of evil men? The Shadow knows!" This was the classic introduction played at the beginning of every episode of Welles' famous radio program, "The Shadow". more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Welles is shown crossing out dialogue in the "Citizen Kane" script, he is actually marking up pages from the "RKO 281" script! more
Quotes:
Herman J. 'Mank' Mankiewicz: What about Marion?
Orson Welles: Another animal in his zoo.
Herman J. 'Mank' Mankiewicz: That is love to him. "I love you, I built you a beautiful cage."
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Featured in The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2000) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
By the Fireside more

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strong lead performances make RKO quite good, 18 January 2005
8/10
Author: PAULA-MEEHAN from Ireland

i really liked this movie, even the bits with Melanie Griffith's which is something. I appreciate that people who are familiar with wells work might be a little bit more critical of the piece but i thought it was super. Liev Screiber was outstanding in the lead because he chose to play Wells as a man as opposed to simply doing an impression of an already famous face. He made Wells sympathetic and compelling even though lets face it, as the movie presents it hes not really that likable a man. Id definitely recommend it to any Liev Schreiber fans. Hearst is also presented as an unlikeable character, but Cromwell plays him with great dignity that you almost feel sorry for him.

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