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  • Directors: Michael Epstein; Thomas Lennon
  • AMG Rating: starstarstarstarstar
  • Genre: History
  • Movie Type: Politics & Government, Biography
  • Themes: Filmmaking, Fighting the System, Members of the Press
  • Release Year: 1996
  • Country: US
  • Run Time: 118 minutes

Plot

Arguably the greatest film ever made, Citizen Kane almost never saw the light of day. In this documentary from directors Michael Epstein and Thomas Lennon, the story behind the legendary film is told, highlighting the attempts by newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst to kill the thinly-veiled biographical film by first-time filmmaker, 25-year-old Orson Welles. The meteoric rises of both figures are chronicled, drawing parallels between the lives of not only Hearst and the fictional Charles Foster Kane, but Welles, as well. Along with archival footage and clips from Citizen Kane, the documentary includes interviews with journalists, historians, and filmmakers, such as long-time Welles assistant William Alland, newspaper writer Jimmy Breslin, and director Peter Bogdanovich. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide

Cast

Thomas Anderson; Jimmy Breslin; Richard France; Ruth Warrick; William Alland; Peter Bogdanovich; Norman Lloyd; Robert Wise; Richard Ben Cramer - Narrator

Credit

Michael Epstein - Director, Thomas Lennon - Director, Ken Eluto - Editor, Judy Crichton - Executive Producer, Brian Keane - Composer (Music Score), Maurice Wright - Composer (Music Score), Greg Andracke - Cinematographer, Michael Chin - Cinematographer, Margaret Drain - Producer, Michael Epstein - Producer, Thomas Lennon - Producer, Felipe Borrero - Sound/Sound Designer, Juan Rodriguez - Sound/Sound Designer, Richard Ben Cramer - Screenwriter, Thomas Lennon - Screenwriter

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The Battle over Citizen Kane
Directed by Michael Epstein
Thomas Lennon
Produced by Michael Epstein
Thomas Lennon
Written by Richard Ben Cramer
Thomas Lennon
Starring David McCullough (host)
Orson Welles
William Randolph Hearst
Distributed by PBS
Release date(s) January 29, 1996
Running time 113 min.
Language English

The Battle Over Citizen Kane is a 1996 documentary chronicling the clash of billionaire newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst and actor/writer/director Orson Welles over the 1941 film Citizen Kane and the events which led to the film nearly being destroyed. The documentary includes biographies of both men.

It was originally aired as an episode of the Public Broadcast System's The American Experience series and was narrated by writer Richard Ben Cramer. On September 25, 2001, Turner Home Entertainment released Citizen Kane and The Battle Over Citizen Kane as a DVD set.

The Battle Over Citizen Kane was nominated for an Academy Award for Documentary Feature, but lost to Anne Frank Remembered. [1]

References

  1. ^ "NY Times: The Battle Over Citizen Kane". NY Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/135547/The-Battle-Over-Citizen-Kane/details. Retrieved 2008-11-21. 

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