The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996)
January 29, 1996Release Date
The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996)
January 29, 1996Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Richard Ben Cramer
Narrator
William Alland
Self
Thomas Anderson
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Peter Bogdanovich
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Jimmy Breslin
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Marion Davies
Self (archive footage)
Michael Epstein
Director
Leonard de Paur
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Thomas Lennon
Director
Thomas Lennon
Director
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Self
Brian Keane
Composer
Gregory Andracke
Cinematographer
Richard France
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William Randolph Hearst
Self (archive footage)
Michael Chin
Cinematographer
Ken Eluto
Editor
William Herz
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Sam Leve
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Norman Lloyd
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Nancy Loe
Self
Frank Mankiewicz
Self
Ruth Warrick
Self
Orson Welles
Self (archive footage)
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The Battle Over Citizen Kane is a 1996 American documentary film directed and produced by Thomas Lennon and Michael Epstein, from a screenplay by Lennon and Richard Ben Cramer, who also narrates. It chronicles the clash between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over the production and release of Welles's 1941 film Citizen Kane, which has been considered the greatest film ever made.
The Battle Over Citizen Kane was released as an episode of the eighth season of the television series American Experience, airing on PBS on January 29, 1996. It was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 68th Academy Awards. The documentary was the basis for the 1999 film RKO 281, which won Best Miniseries or Television Film at the 57th Golden Globe Awards.