The Battle Over Citizen Kane

The Battle Over Citizen Kane is a 1996 documentary chronicling the clash of billionaire newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst and actor/writer/director Orson Welles over the 1941 film Citizen Kane and the events which led to the film nearly being destroyed. The documentary includes biographies of both men. It was originally aired as an episode of the Public Broadcast System's The American Experience series and was narrated by writer Richard B... more

The Battle Over Citizen Kane is a 1996 documentary chronicling the clash of billionaire newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst and actor/writer/director Orson Welles over the 1941 film Citizen Kane and the events which led to the film nearly being destroyed. The documentary includes biographies of both men. It was originally aired as an episode of the Public Broadcast System's The American Experience series and was narrated by writer Richard Ben Cramer. On September 25, 2001, Turner Home Entertainment released Citizen Kane and The Battle Over Citizen Kane as a DVD set. The Battle Over Citizen Kane was nominated for an Academy Award for Documentary Feature, but lost to Anne Frank Remembered. less