The Battle Over Citizen Kane

Storyline

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

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Richard Ben Cramer

Narrator (voice)

William Alland

William Alland

Self

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Thomas Anderson

Self

Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich

Self

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Jimmy Breslin

Self

Marion Davies

Marion Davies

Self (archive footage)

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Leonard de Paur

Self

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Self

Richard France

Richard France

Self

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William Randolph Hearst

Self (archive footage)

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William Herz

Self

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Sam Leve

Self

Norman Lloyd

Norman Lloyd

Self

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Nancy Loe

Self

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Frank Mankiewicz

Self

Ruth Warrick

Ruth Warrick

Self

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Self (archive footage)

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Vern Whaley

Self

Robert Wise

Robert Wise

Self

David McCullough

David McCullough

Self - Host of The American Experience

Director

Thomas Lennon

Writers

Thomas Lennon, Richard Ben Cramer

Status

Released

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