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Overview
1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane.
Top Cast


Gary Oldman
Gary Oldman
Herman Mankiewicz
Gary Oldman
Herman Mankiewicz


Amanda Seyfried
Amanda Seyfried
Marion Davies
Amanda Seyfried
Marion Davies


Lily Collins
Lily Collins
Rita Alexander
Lily Collins
Rita Alexander


Arliss Howard
Arliss Howard
Louis B. Mayer
Arliss Howard
Louis B. Mayer


Tom Pelphrey
Tom Pelphrey
Joseph Mankiewicz
Tom Pelphrey
Joseph Mankiewicz


Sam Troughton
Sam Troughton
John Houseman
Sam Troughton
John Houseman


Ferdinand Kingsley
Ferdinand Kingsley
Irving Thalberg
Ferdinand Kingsley
Irving Thalberg


Tuppence Middleton
Tuppence Middleton
Sara Mankiewicz
Tuppence Middleton
Sara Mankiewicz


Tom Burke
Tom Burke
Orson Welles
Tom Burke
Orson Welles


Joseph Cross
Joseph Cross
Charles Lederer
Joseph Cross
Charles Lederer
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