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The Battle Over Citizen Kane

Jan 29, 1996 · 1h 48m
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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

Richard Ben Cramer
Narrator (voice)
William Alland
Self
Thomas Anderson
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Peter Bogdanovich
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Jimmy Breslin
Self
Marion Davies
Self (archive footage)
Leonard de Paur
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Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
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Directed by Thomas Lennon

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
GBH
Country
US

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