The Battle Over Citizen Kane
Brief Synopsis
Documentary recounting the clash between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over the production and release of Welles' 1941 film, "Citizen Kane," which was a brutal portrait of the newspaper magnate.
Cast & Crew
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Thomas Lennon
Director
Dorothy Comingore
Interviewee
Leonard Depaur
David Mccullough
William Alland
Gloria Widelock
Film Details
Also Known As
American Experience (01/29/96), The, Battle Over Citizen Kane
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1996
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Documentary recounting the clash between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over the production and release of Welles' 1941 film, "Citizen Kane," which was a brutal portrait of the newspaper magnate.
Cast
Dorothy Comingore
Interviewee
Leonard Depaur
David Mccullough
William Alland
Gloria Widelock
Susan Tenca
Performer
David Nasaw
Richard Ben Cramer
Narrator
Thomas Anderson
Lawrence Feldman
Performer
Nancy Loe
Ruth Warrick
Robert Tenca
Performer
Orson Welles
William Herz
Vern Whaley
Robert Wise
Jimmy Breslin
Douglas Fairbanks
John Tebbel
Peter Bogdanovich
Sam Leve
Norman Lloyd
Lou Etta Santucci
Richard France
Dan Barrett
Performer
Frank Mankiewicz
Crew
Gregory Andracke
Director Of Photography
Michael Bacon
Theme Music
Steve Baracsi
On-Line Editor
Maureen Barden
Post-Production Assistant
Rebecca Barnes
Post-Production Assistant
Otis W Bess Jr
Assistant Camera Operator
Felipe Borrero
Sound
Frank Capria
Post-Production Supervisor
David Carroll
Music
Michael Chin
Director Of Photography
Jim Collier
Production Assistant
Carol Connolly
Production Assistant
Richard Ben Cramer
Writer
Judy Crichton
Executive Producer
Arti Dixon
Music
Margaret Drain
Producer
Ken Eluto
Sound Editor
Ken Eluto
Editor
Michael Epstein
Producer
Nancy Farrell
Other
Lawrence Feldman
Other
Mary E Fenton
On-Line Editor
Duncan Forbes
Advisor
Jeff Frez-albrecht
Music
Mari Lou Granger
Unit Manager
Abra Grupp
Location Scout
Raymond Hayden
Production Assistant
Brian Keane
Music
Brian Keane
Original Music
Alison Kennedy
Other
Rena Kosersky
Music
Rena Kosersky
Other
Charles Kuskin
Theme Music
Larry Lecain
Production
Thomas Lennon
Producer
Thomas Lennon
Writer
Jeffrey Lowenthal
Production Assistant
Doug Martin
On-Line Editor
Dennis Mccarthy
Production
Joyce Milton
Advisor
Flora Moon
Location Scout
Susan Mottau
Line Producer
James Naremore
Advisor
Chas Norton
Production
Andrea Nouryeh
Advisor
Caleb Oglesby
On-Line Editor
Kathryn Pope
Researcher
Chris Pullman
Other
Salvatore Raciti
Animator
Alex Radnoti
Animator
Juan Rodriguez
Sound
Michael Ruschak
Sound Mixer
Helen R Russell
Other
Julie Sacks
Associate Producer
Ann Scott
Other
Janet Simonelli
Production Coordinator
Christopher Speck
Location Scout
Joseph Tovares
Editor
Dan Watson
On-Line Editor
Helen Weiss
Researcher
Shelley Woodworth
Other
Maurice Wright
Music
Film Details
Also Known As
American Experience (01/29/96), The, Battle Over Citizen Kane
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1996
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Award Nominations
Best Documentary Feature
1995
