The Battle Over Citizen Kane

The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996)

January 29th, 19961h 48min

Documentary, TV Movie
73%

Overview

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.


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