Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Gary Oldman | ... | Herman Mankiewicz | |
Amanda Seyfried | ... | Marion Davies | |
Lily Collins | ... | Rita Alexander | |
Tom Pelphrey | ... | Joe Mankiewicz | |
Arliss Howard | ... | Louis B. Mayer | |
Tuppence Middleton | ... | Sara Mankiewicz | |
Monika Gossmann | ... | Fraulein Freda | |
Joseph Cross | ... | Charles Lederer | |
Sam Troughton | ... | John Houseman | |
Toby Leonard Moore | ... | David O. Selznick | |
Tom Burke | ... | Orson Welles | |
Charles Dance | ... | William Randolph Hearst | |
Ferdinand Kingsley | ... | Irving Thalberg | |
Jamie McShane | ... | Shelly Metcalf | |
Jack Romano | ... | Sid Perelman |
1940. Film studio RKO hires 24-year-old wunderkind Orson Welles under a contract that gives him full creative control of his movies. For his first film, he calls in washed-up alcoholic Herman J Mankiewicz to write the screenplay. That film is "Citizen Kane," and this is the story of how it was written. Written by grantss
... just as CK wasn't, so if you enjoy expending time and energy reviewing and commenting on a work of fiction as if it were moulded and forged from the past verbatim, you really need to reconsider how you approach and view the world of cinema and film - perhaps life in general! Perspective, interpretation and imagination are the keywords and, on this occasion, it helps if you have an interest or familiarity with some, not all, of the characters portrayed and the products of their toil and travails - as this will definitely impact your view on the rendering which, in my opinion, was enhanced by a spectacular performance from Gary Oldman, further elevated and reinforced by three stunning constructions from the supporting ladies and embellished with my ability to acknowledge fact from fiction in the name of entertainment. Watch a documentary or read a biography if you want to be educated!