CinemaOSMovie · 1996 · 1h 48m · NR

The Battle Over Citizen Kane

74%(30)IMDbDocumentaryTV Movie

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.

Directed byThomas Lennon, Michael Epstein

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 48m
Language
EN
Released
January 29, 1996
Studios
GBH

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Richard Ben Cramer

Narrator (voice)

William Alland

William Alland

Self

Thomas Anderson

Self

Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich

Self

Jimmy Breslin

Self

Marion Davies

Marion Davies

Self (archive footage)

Leonard de Paur

Self

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Self

Richard France

Richard France

Self

William Randolph Hearst

William Randolph Hearst

Self (archive footage)

Creative team
Directed by
Thomas Lennon
Michael Epstein
Written by
Thomas Lennon
Richard Ben Cramer
Produced by
Thomas Lennon
Michael Epstein

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