The Battle Over Citizen Kane

The Battle Over Citizen Kane

1996 · Documentary, TV Movie · 1h 48m · 7.4

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.

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Cast

R
Richard Ben Cramer
Narrator (voice)
William Alland
William Alland
Self
T
Thomas Anderson
Self
Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich
Self
J
Jimmy Breslin
Self
Marion Davies
Marion Davies
Self (archive footage)
L
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)
W
William Herz
Self
S
Sam Leve
Self

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