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The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996)

The Battle Over Citizen Kane poster
Directed by
Michael Epstein, Thomas Lennon
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 29 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This documentary tells the story of the conflict between filmmaker Orson Welles and newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst over the 1941 movie Citizen Kane. It shows how Hearst tried to stop the film and how the battle affected both men.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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