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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.

Top 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

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.

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7.4 / 10
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