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The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996)

Documentary from The American Experience

Genre : Documentary, TV Movie

Runtime : 1H 48M

Director : Thomas Lennon, Michael Epstein

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 as a relative complete bio of Hearst.

Actors

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
Norman Lloyd
Norman Lloyd
Self
Nancy Loe
Nancy Loe
Self
Frank Mankiewicz
Frank Mankiewicz
Self
Ruth Warrick
Ruth Warrick
Self
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Self (archive footage)
Vern Whaley
Vern Whaley
Self
Robert Wise
Robert Wise
Self
David McCullough
David McCullough
Self (Host - The American Experience)

Crews

Thomas Lennon
Thomas Lennon
Director
Thomas Lennon
Thomas Lennon
Writer
Richard Ben Cramer
Richard Ben Cramer
Writer
Thomas Lennon
Thomas Lennon
Producer
Julie Sacks
Julie Sacks
Associate Producer
Judy Crichton
Judy Crichton
Executive Producer
Margaret Drain
Margaret Drain
Supervising Producer
Brian Keane
Brian Keane
Music
Michael Epstein
Michael Epstein
Director
Michael Epstein
Michael Epstein
Producer
Michael Chin
Michael Chin
Director of Photography
Gregory Andracke
Gregory Andracke
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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