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The Battle Over Citizen Kane

NR

1996

108 minutes

DocumentaryTV Movie

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.

Top Cast

Richard Ben Cramer headshot

Richard Ben Cramer

Narrator (voice)

William Alland headshot

William Alland

Self

Thomas Anderson headshot

Thomas Anderson

Self

Peter Bogdanovich headshot

Peter Bogdanovich

Self

Jimmy Breslin headshot

Jimmy Breslin

Self

Marion Davies headshot

Marion Davies

Self (archive footage)

Leonard de Paur headshot

Leonard de Paur

Self

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. headshot

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Self

Richard France headshot

Richard France

Self

William Randolph Hearst headshot

William Randolph Hearst

Self (archive footage)

William Herz headshot

William Herz

Self

Sam Leve headshot

Sam Leve

Self

Norman Lloyd headshot

Norman Lloyd

Self

Nancy Loe headshot

Nancy Loe

Self

Frank Mankiewicz headshot

Frank Mankiewicz

Self

Ruth Warrick headshot

Ruth Warrick

Self

Orson Welles headshot

Orson Welles

Self (archive footage)

Vern Whaley headshot

Vern Whaley

Self

Robert Wise headshot

Robert Wise

Self

David McCullough headshot

David McCullough

Self - Host of The American Experience