The Battle Over Citizen Kane
1996, English. Directed by Thomas Lennon & Michael Epstein.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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Cast & crew
- Thomas LennonDirector
- Michael EpsteinDirector
- Richard Ben CramerNarrator (voice)
- William AllandSelf
- Thomas AndersonSelf
- Peter BogdanovichSelf
- Jimmy BreslinSelf
- Marion DaviesSelf (archive footage)
- Leonard de PaurSelf
- Douglas Fairbanks Jr.Self
- Richard FranceSelf
- William Randolph HearstSelf (archive footage)
- William HerzSelf
- Sam LeveSelf
Details
- Released
- 29 January 1996
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Thomas Lennon, Richard Ben Cramer
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The Battle Over Citizen Kane runs 108 minutes (1h 48m).
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The Battle Over Citizen Kane is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
Which OTT platform is The Battle Over Citizen Kane on?
The Battle Over Citizen Kane isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 January 1996. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Battle Over Citizen Kane?
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Who directed The Battle Over Citizen Kane?
The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996) was directed by Thomas Lennon and Michael Epstein and stars Richard Ben Cramer, William Alland, Thomas Anderson.