Mank
Mank
Mank
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2020
2h 12m
6.7(1714 votes)
Drama
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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.

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Cast & Crew

78 members
Acting

Gary Oldman

Herman Mankiewicz

Gary Oldman
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Amanda Seyfried

Marion Davies

Amanda Seyfried
Acting

Lily Collins

Rita Alexander

Lily Collins
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Arliss Howard

Louis B. Mayer

Arliss Howard
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Tom Pelphrey

Joseph Mankiewicz

Tom Pelphrey
Acting

Sam Troughton

John Houseman

Sam Troughton
Acting

Ferdinand Kingsley

Irving Thalberg

Ferdinand Kingsley
Acting

Tuppence Middleton

Sara Mankiewicz

Tuppence Middleton
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Tom Burke

Orson Welles

Tom Burke
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Joseph Cross

Charles Lederer

Joseph Cross
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Jamie McShane

Shelly Metcalf

Jamie McShane
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Toby Leonard Moore

David O. Selznick

Toby Leonard Moore
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Monika Gossmann

Fräulein Frieda

Monika Gossmann
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Charles Dance

William Randolph Hearst

Charles Dance
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Jack Romano

Sid Perelman

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Adam Shapiro

George S. Kaufman

Adam Shapiro
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John Churchill

Charles MacArthur

John Churchill
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Jeff Harms

Ben Hecht

Jeff Harms
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Derek Petropolis

Eddie Cantor

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Sean Persaud

Tommy

Sean Persaud
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Paul Fox

Joe Von Sternberg

Paul Fox
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Tom Simmons

Doctor

Tom Simmons
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Nick Job

John Gilbert

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Colin Ward

Older Man

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Cooper Tomlinson

Younger Man

Cooper Tomlinson
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Julie Collis

Female Starlet

Julie Collis
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Arlo Mertz

Child Star

Arlo Mertz
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Craig Welzbacher

Rexford Tugwell

Craig Welzbacher
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Jessie Cohen

Norma Shearer Thalberg

Jessie Cohen
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Desiree Louise

Irene Selznick

Desiree Louise
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Amie Farrell

Mrs. Meyer

Amie Farrell
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Ian Boyd

Slim

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Jay Villwock

C.C.

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Lou George

Ed the Gate Guard

Lou George
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John Lee Ames

Grady

John Lee Ames
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Bill Nye

Upton Sinclair

Bill Nye
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Richmond Arquette

Heckler

Richmond Arquette
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David Lee Smith

Sinclair Supporter

David Lee Smith
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Mario Di Donato

A Man's Voice (voice)

Mario Di Donato
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James Patrick Duffy

Another Man

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Flo Lawrence

Maude Anderson

Flo Lawrence
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Sebastian Faure

Movie Star #1

Sebastian Faure
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Randy Davison

Maître D

Randy Davison
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Christian Prentice

Emcee

Christian Prentice
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Leven Rambin

Eve - Shelly's Girlfriend

Leven Rambin
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Rick Pasqualone

Singer

Rick Pasqualone
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Gary Teitelbaum

Rabbi

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Eden Wattez

Joanna Mankiewicz - Age 2

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Roslyn Cohn

Elmma Wilson

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Mark Fite

James Wilson

Mark Fite
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John Patrick Jordan

Best Original Screenplay Announcer

John Patrick Jordan
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Ben Mankiewicz

Broadcaster, Academy Awards

Ben Mankiewicz
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Natalie Denise Sperl

Movie Star #2

Natalie Denise Sperl
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Brian Michael Jones

Aide - Ben

Brian Michael Jones
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Camille Montgomery

Starlet #1

Camille Montgomery
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Craig Robert Young

Charlie Chaplin

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Paul Carafotes

Assistant Director

Paul Carafotes
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Anne Beyer

Female Party Goer

Anne Beyer
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Joey Hagler

Male Party Goer

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Sean Donnellan

Martin Butler

Sean Donnellan
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Stewart Skelton

News Reel I

Stewart Skelton
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Malachi Rivers

News Reel II

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Keith Barber

News Reel III

Keith Barber
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Kaytlin Borgen

Mayer's Assistant

Kaytlin Borgen
Acting

Madison West

Starlet #2

Madison West
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Elvy

Starlet #3

Elvy
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Ali Axelrad

Starlet #4

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Adrienne Evans

Wife #1

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Wylie Small

Wife #2

Wylie Small
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Dana Lyn Baron

Wife #3

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Jaclyn Bethany

Typist (uncredited)

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Cary Christopher

Young Joseph Mankiewicz (uncredited)

Cary Christopher
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Michelle Twarowska

Joan Crawford (uncredited)

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Kingston Vernes

Young Herman Mankiewicz (uncredited)

Kingston Vernes
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Jordan Matlock

Groundskeeper (uncredited)

Jordan Matlock
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Anthony Molinari

Hobo (uncredited)

Anthony Molinari
Acting

Daniel Hoffman

MGM Child Star (uncredited)

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Sebastian Twohey-Jacobs

Beach Goer (uncredited)

Sebastian Twohey-Jacobs

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