Product Details

• Actors: Richard Ben Cramer, William Alland, Thomas Anderson, Peter Bogdanovich, Jimmy Breslin
• Directors: Michael Epstein, Thomas Lennon
• Writers: Richard Ben Cramer, Thomas Lennon
• Producers: Michael Epstein, Judy Crichton, Julie Sacks, Margaret Drain
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: PBS
• DVD Release Date: November 14, 2000
• Run Time: 108 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000507OD
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,069 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Battle Over Citizen Kane" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Now you have the whole story, January 7, 2003

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jenbird "book and classic movie fiend" (Havertown, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Battle Over Citizen Kane (DVD)

I've seen "Citizen Kane" dozens of times over the years, and had a general idea of who the film was really about (Hearst) and the controversy it created. After watching "The Battle Over Citizen Kane," however, I now feel that I have a much better understanding not only of the movie itself, but the full story of the two men locked in battle over it---Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst.

This documentary provides a generous amount of personal information about both men, and comments from experts in relevant fields (Hearst biographers, etc.) as well as people who knew Welles personally. If you're a fan of "Citizen Kane," this companion piece is not to be missed.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Before you buy, October 11, 2005

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Mark Nave (Palm City, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Battle Over Citizen Kane (DVD)

Isn't The Battle Over Citizen Kane included in the 2-disc Citizen Kane? If I'm right, why buy the doc when you get it with the movie? Sorry, but I saw Kane and Battle were paired as recommended package deal. That makes no sense to me.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good but overall disappointing documentary, October 15, 2001

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"weirdo_87" (Rancho Cucamonga, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Battle Over Citizen Kane (DVD)

I watched this documentary as part of the Citizen Kane DVD. It is good, telling about the power struggle between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst. I also never knew before just how much Welles and Herman J. Mankewickz borrowed from Hearst's life when they wrote the Citizen Kane screenplay. But though it was supposed to be about Citizen Kane, the documentary didn't tell that much about the film itself. It was also rather slow and repetitive. How many times do I need to know that Hearst was a powerful man or that Welles was a young genius? I wanted to learn more about the movie itself. The extras were also nil, there being only a chapter selection and ads for other documentaries...