The Battle Over Citizen Kane

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 acts as a relatively complete biograph of Hearst's career.

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Key crew

• Thomas LennonDirector
• Thomas LennonWriter
• Richard Ben CramerWriter
• Michael EpsteinDirector

Cast

• Richard Ben CramerNarrator (voice)
• William AllandSelf
• Thomas AndersonSelf
• Peter BogdanovichSelf
• Jimmy BreslinSelf
• Marion DaviesSelf (archive footage)
• Leonard de PaurSelf
• Douglas Fairbanks Jr.Self
• Richard FranceSelf
• William Randolph HearstSelf (archive footage)
• William HerzSelf
• Sam LeveSelf

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