The Battle Over Citizen Kane 1996

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.

Where to watch US

Not streaming in US right now.

On location

The cast

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Richard Ben Cramer Narrator (voice)

William Alland Self

T

Thomas Anderson Self

Peter Bogdanovich Self

J

Jimmy Breslin Self

Marion Davies Self (archive footage)

L

Leonard de Paur Self

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Self

Richard France Self

W

William Randolph Hearst Self (archive footage)

W

William Herz Self

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Sam Leve Self

Norman Lloyd Self

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Nancy Loe Self

Top billing shown. Full cast and crew on IMDB ↗

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