The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996)

  • NR
  • 01/29/1996 (US)
  • Documentary, TV Movie
  • 1h 48m

Overview

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.

Thomas Lennon

Director, Writer

Richard Ben Cramer

Writer

Michael Epstein

Director

Cast

Richard Ben Cramer's headshot

Richard Ben Cramer

Narrator (voice)
William Alland's headshot

William Alland

Self
Thomas Anderson's headshot

Thomas Anderson

Self
Peter Bogdanovich's headshot

Peter Bogdanovich

Self
Jimmy Breslin's headshot

Jimmy Breslin

Self
Marion Davies's headshot

Marion Davies

Self (archive footage)
Leonard de Paur's headshot

Leonard de Paur

Self
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.'s headshot

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Self

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