Bibliograph

Citizen Kane, an RKO Radio Picture ; a Mercury production ; by Orson Welles ; original screen play, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles ; Orson Welles, direction-production

Type

Label

Citizen Kane, an RKO Radio Picture ; a Mercury production ; by Orson Welles ; original screen play, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles ; Orson Welles, direction-production

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Citizen Kane : MPAA rating: PGThe battle over Citizen Kane: Not ratedRKO 281: MPAA rating: R; language and some graphic sexual images

Main title

Citizen Kane

Oclc number

744473745

Responsibility statement

an RKO Radio Picture ; a Mercury production ; by Orson Welles ; original screen play, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles ; Orson Welles, direction-production

Runtime

119

Summary

Citizen Kane: Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utteranceThe battle over Citizen Kane: Chronicles the battle between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over Welles' Citizen Kane. Includes interviews with colleagues of both men as well as biographical information about HearstRKO 281: Dramatizes Orson Welles battle to produce Citizen Kane, despite the opposition of the film's de facto subject, William Randolph Hearst

Technique

live action

Classification