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The Battle Over Citizen Kane

1h 48min

Documentary

TV Movie

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.

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
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 of The American Experience

Release date

29th Jan 1996

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English