

The Battle Over Citizen Kane
Documentary
TV Movie
Overview
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1996-01-29
Runtime:
1h 48m
Director:
Thomas Lennon
Writer:
Thomas Lennon, Richard Ben Cramer
Top Cast

Richard Ben Cramer
Narrator (voice)

William Alland
Self

Thomas Anderson
Self

Peter Bogdanovich
Self

Jimmy Breslin
Self

Marion Davies
Self (archive footage)

Leonard de Paur
Self

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Self

Richard France
Self

William Randolph Hearst
Self (archive footage)

William Herz
Self

Sam Leve
Self
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