The Battle Over Citizen Kane

Synopsis

Documentary about the battle between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over Welles' Citizen Kane (1941). Features interviews with Welles' and Hearst's co-workers also acts as a relatively complete biograph of Hearst's career.

Details

Director

Thomas Lennon, Michael Epstein

Release

January 29, 1996

Status

Released

Country

United States of America

Network

GBH

Runtime

1h 48m

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Where to watch

No known streaming options in United States.

Cast

• Richard Ben Cramer

  Narrator (voice)
• 
  William Alland

  Self
• Thomas Anderson

  Self
• 
  Peter Bogdanovich

  Self
• Jimmy Breslin

  Self
• 
  Marion Davies

  Self (archive footage)
• Leonard de Paur

  Self
• 
  Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

  Self
• 
  Richard France

  Self
• 
  William Randolph Hearst

  Self (archive footage)
• William Herz

  Self
• Sam Leve

  Self

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