The Battle Over Citizen Kane

1996Directed by Thomas Lennon, Michael Epstein

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Released: January 29, 1996
Runtime: 1h 48m

About The Battle Over Citizen Kane

Documentary
TV Movie

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.

Directors: Thomas Lennon
Michael Epstein
Writers: Thomas Lennon
Richard Ben Cramer

Principal cast

In billing order

Richard Ben CramerNarrator (voice)
William AllandSelf
Thomas AndersonSelf
Peter BogdanovichSelf
Jimmy BreslinSelf
Marion DaviesSelf (archive footage)

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