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The Battle Over Citizen Kane

7.4Jan 29, 1996108 min

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.

Cast

William Alland profile

William Alland

Self

Peter Bogdanovich profile

Peter Bogdanovich

Self

Marion Davies profile

Marion Davies

Self (archive footage)

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. profile

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Self

Richard France profile

Richard France

Self

Norman Lloyd profile

Norman Lloyd

Self

Ruth Warrick profile

Ruth Warrick

Self

Orson Welles profile

Orson Welles

Self (archive footage)

Robert Wise profile

Robert Wise

Self

David McCullough profile

David McCullough

Self - Host of The American Experience

Herman J. Mankiewicz profile

Herman J. Mankiewicz

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