# RKO 281 (1999)

> Orson Welles races to make a scandalous film about William Randolph Hearst before the media titan can erase it.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/33721

## Facts

- Runtime: 84 min
- Genres: Drama, History, TV Movie
- Director: Benjamin Ross
- Cast: Liev Schreiber, James Cromwell, Melanie Griffith, John Malkovich, Liam Cunningham, David Suchet, Fiona Shaw, Anastasia Hille
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120801/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, intelligent, urgent, film night, classic hollywood marathon

## Synopsis

A young genius takes on Hollywood's elite, risking everything to tell a story that could change cinema forever.

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