The Battle Over Citizen Kane

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..

NR19961h 48m7.3Movie

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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.

Cast

Richard Ben Cramer
Richard Ben Cramer
Narrator (voice)
William Alland
William Alland
Self
Thomas Anderson
Thomas Anderson
Self
Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich
Self
Jimmy Breslin
Jimmy Breslin
Self
Marion Davies
Marion Davies
Self (archive footage)
Leonard de Paur
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)
William Herz
William Herz
Self
Sam Leve
Sam Leve
Self