In 1939, boy-wonder Orson Welles leaves New York, where he has succeeded in radio and theater, and, hired by RKO Pictures, moves to Hollywood with the purpose of making his first film.
Unfortunately the movie RKO 281 is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Benjamin Ross | Director |
| Production | Su Armstrong | Producer |
| Production | Ridley Scott | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tony Scott | Executive Producer |
| Sound | John Altman | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Mike Southon | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Alex Mackie | Editor |
| Art | Maria Djurkovic | Production Design |
| Directing | Heather Storr | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Stephen Morley | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ali Goss | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Clive Derbyshire | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Gordon Brown | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Jonathan Cronin | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Nick Adams | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Paul Wrightson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Mike Dowson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Mark Taylor | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Steven Begg | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Lucinda Thomson | Art Direction |
| Art | Tatiana Macdonald | Set Decoration |
| Art | Alan Bailey | Property Master |
| Production | Lora Kennedy | Casting |
| Production | Joyce Nettles | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stewart Meachem | Costume Designer |
| Production | Diane Minter Lewis | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Chris Zarpas | Co-Executive Producer |
| Writing | John Logan | Screenplay |
| Crew | Richard Hammatt | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Lee Sheward | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Nigel Gostelow | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Toby Ford | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Judy Ducker | Property Buyer |
| Camera | Ian Jackson | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Malcolm J. Sheehan | Key Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roseann Samuel | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roseann Samuel | Makeup Department Head |
| Directing | Jo Schotting | Third Assistant Director |
| Writing | Thomas Lennon | Story Consultant |
| Writing | Richard Ben Cramer | Story Consultant |
| Writing | Michael Epstein | Story Consultant |
| Lighting | Micky Brown | Gaffer |
| Crew | Stuart Murdoch | Special Effects |
| Crew | Stephen Barker | Post Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Tracey Gibbons | Post Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Diane Greaves | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Michelle Greaves | Foley Artist |
| Editing | Michael Stainer | Color Timer |
| Directing | David Daniels | First Assistant Director |
