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1999 | DIRECTED BY BENJAMIN ROSS

RKO 281

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Movie Stats
Year
1999
Runtime
 86 minutes (1 hr 26 mins)
Select Cast
Melanie Griffith
John Malkovich
Liev Schreiber
James Cromwell
Brenda Blethyn
Roy Scheider
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Last viewed:
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Release Dates
US release date
 US release
20th November 1999
26 years 10 months 15 days ago
Portugal release date
 Portugal
18th February 2000
26 years 7 months 16 days ago
Iceland release date
 Iceland
28th June 2000
26 years 3 months 7 days ago
Germany release date
 Germany
11th October 2000
25 years 11 months 25 days ago
Australia release date
 Australia
10th January 2001
25 years 8 months 26 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
31st December 2002
23 years 9 months 5 days ago
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Directed by
benjamin ross Benjamin Ross
Starring
Liev SchreiberOrson Welles
James CromwellWilliam Randolph Hearst
benjamin rossMelanie GriffithMarion Davies
benjamin rossJohn MalkovichHerman Mankiewicz
Brenda BlethynLouella Parsons
Roy ScheiderGeorge Schaefer
Liam CunninghamGregg Toland
David SuchetLouis B. Mayer
Fiona ShawHedda Hopper
Anastasia HilleCarole Lombard
Roger AllamWalt Disney
Simeon AndrewsJohn Houseman
William ArmstrongMr. Lewis
Jay BenedictDarryl Zanuck
Ron BerglasDavid O. Selznick
Paul BirchardTop Brass #2
Neil ConrichMr. Thomson
Michael CroninJoseph Willicombe
Sarah FranzlDorothy Comingore
Briony GlasscoScript Girl
Louis HammondFlunkie #2
Aaron KeelingYoung Orson Welles
Joseph LongHarry Cohn
Gareth MarksTop Brass #1
Olivier PierreSam Goldwyn
Roger RoseNews Reader
Rolf SaxonFlunkie #1
Adrian SchillerPaul Stewart
Kerry ShaleBernard Herrmann
Cyril ShapsJeweller
Tusse SilbergWelles's Mother
Toby WhithouseSound Technician
Tim WoodwardJack Warner
Angus WrightJoseph Cotten
Melissa HartzelShowgirl
Zak ShukorButler
Bobby ValentinoClark Gable
Lucy CohuDolores Del Rio
Anthony MaddalenaProduction Designer
Tim PackhamNew York Police Officer
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RKO 281: The Battle Over Citizen Kane  A.V. Club Wed, 30th May 2018

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