Research Catalog

Title

The battle over Citizen Kane [videorecording] / a production of WGBH, Boston ; a Lennon Documentary Group film ; produced by Thomas Lennon, Michael Epstein ; written by Richard Ben Cramer & Thomas Lennon.

Publication

Alexandria, VA : PBS Video [distributor], c1996.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Lennon, Thomas.
• Epstein, Michael.
• WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
• Lennon Documentary Group.
• PBS Video.

Description

1 videocassette (114 min.) : sd., col. and b&w; 1/2 in.

Summary

William Randolph Hearst, the powerful newspaper magnate, was portrayed in Citizen Kane, an Orson Welles film. Hearst's reaction upon learning about the film was to work to supress it and destroy Welles. Major movie theater chains refused to show Citizen Kane, and Welles' masterpiece virtually disappeared for almost 25 years. Never again would Orson Welles gain control of a major Hollywood production.

Uniform Title

American experience (Television program)

Subjects

• Citizen Kane (Motion picture)
• Motion picture industry > California > Los Angeles
• Motion pictures > Censorship > United States > Case studies
• Welles, Orson, 1915-1985
• Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951

Credits (note)

• Narrator, Richard Ben Cramer.

Event (note)

• Originally broadcast on PBS as an episode of: The American experience.

System Details (note)

• VHS.

Language (note)

• Closed-captioned.

Call Number

*UGS-1779

OCLC

34224406

Title

The battle over Citizen Kane [videorecording] / a production of WGBH, Boston ; a Lennon Documentary Group film ; produced by Thomas Lennon, Michael Epstein ; written by Richard Ben Cramer & Thomas Lennon.

Imprint

Alexandria, VA : PBS Video [distributor], c1996.

System Details

VHS.

Credits

Narrator, Richard Ben Cramer.

Event

Originally broadcast on PBS as an episode of: The American experience.

Language

Closed-captioned.

Added Author

Lennon, Thomas.

Epstein, Michael.

WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)

Lennon Documentary Group.

PBS Video.

Added Title

American experience (Television program)

Publisher No.

AMEX-807 PBS Video

Research Call Number

*UGS-1779 [Video]