This movie is about the life of screenwriter "Herman J. Mankiewicz". It describes the rigorous creation of Orson Welles' triumphant movie Citizen Kane (1941). The full cast includes: Lily Collins as Rita Alexander, Amanda Seyfried as Marion Davies, Gary Oldman as Herman Mankiewicz, Tuppence Middleton as Sara Mankiewicz, Charles Dance as Untitled, Leven Rambin as Eve, Tom Burke as Orson Welles, Sam Troughton as Untitled, Arliss Howard as Untitled, Jamie Mcshane as Untitled, Tom Pelphrey as Joseph Mankiewicz, Joseph Cross as Untitled, Adam Shapiro as Kaufman, Toby Leonard moore as Untitled and Ferdinand Kingsley as Untitled.