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

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Citizen Kane: Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance. The battle over Citizen Kane: Chronicles the battle between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over Welles' Citizen Kane. Includes interviews with colleagues of bot...

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Uniform Title:Citizen Kane (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: RKO Radio Pictures (Production company, Film distributor)
Mercury Theatre (Production company)
Lennon Documentary Group (Production company)
WGBH (Firm) (Production company)
HBO Pictures (Production company)
Scott Free Productions (Production company)
BBC Films (Production company)
Turner Entertainment Co (Publisher)
Warner Home Video (Firm) (Publisher)
Other Authors: Welles, Orson, 1915-1985 (Screenwriter, Director, Producer)
Mankiewicz, Herman J. (Herman Jacob), 1897-1953 (Screenwriter)
Cotten, Joseph, 1905-1994 (Actor)
Comingore, Dorothy, 1913-1971 (Actor)
Moorehead, Agnes, 1900-1974 (Actor)
Warrick, Ruth (Actor)
Collins, Ray, 1889-1965 (Actor)
Sanford, Erskine, 1885-1969 (Actor)
Sloane, Everett, 1909-1965 (Actor)
Alland, William, 1916-1997 (Actor)
Stewart, Paul, 1908-1986 (Actor)
Coulouris, George, 1903-1989 (Actor)
Toland, Gregg (director of photography.)
Wise, Robert, 1914-2005 (Editor of moving image work)
Herrmann, Bernard, 1911-1975 (composer (expression))
Lennon, Thomas F. (Thomas Furneaux) (Screenwriter, Director, Producer)
Epstein, Michael (Film director) (Director, Producer)
Cramer, Richard Ben (Screenwriter, Narrator)
Eluto, Ken (Editor of moving image work)
Keane, Brian (composer (expression))
Ross, Benjamin, 1964- (Director)
Armstrong, Su (Producer)
Logan, John, 1961- (Screenwriter)
Altman, John, 1949- (composer (expression))
Schreiber, Liev (Actor)
Cromwell, James (Actor)
Griffith, Melanie, 1957- (Actor)
Malkovich, John (Actor)
Cunningham, Liam (Actor)
Suchet, David (Actor)
Shaw, Fiona, 1958- (Actor)
Hille, Anastasia (Actor)
Blethyn, Brenda, 1946- (Actor)
Scheider, Roy (Actor)
Language:English
Polish
Portuguese
Czech
French
Greek, Modern (1453-)
Hungarian
Romanian
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English, Polish, and Portuguese language tracks; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH) and optional Czech, French, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, and subtitles.
Published: Burbank, CA : Turner Entertainment Co. : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2011]
Edition:70th Anniversary, Ultimate collector's edition, Blu-ray.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Publishers and publishing > United States > Drama.
Newspaper publishing > United States > Drama.
Rich people > United States > Biography > Drama.
Businessmen > United States > Biography > Drama.
Executives > United States > Biography > Drama.
Successful people > United States > Psychology > Drama.
Older men > United States > Psychology > Drama.
Mass media and public opinion > United States > Drama.
Welles, Orson, > 1915-1985.
Hearst, William Randolph, > 1863-1951.
Motion pictures > Production and direction > United States.
Citizen Kane (Motion picture)
Welles, Orson, > 1915-1985 > Drama.
Hearst, William Randolph, > 1863-1951 > Drama.
Citizen Kane (Motion picture) > Drama.
Motion pictures > Production and direction > United States > Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Documentary television programs.
Biographical films.
Made-for-TV movies.
Genre:
Drama.
Biography
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Documentary television programs.
Biographical films.
Made-for-TV movies.
Physical Description:3 videodiscs (119 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (43 pages : illustrations ; 14 x 19 cm) + 1 souvenir booklet (20 unnumbered pages ; illustrations (some color) ; 18 cm) + 15 cards (18 x 13 cm)
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc DVD
Description
Summary:
Citizen Kane: Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance.
The 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 Hearst.
RKO 281: Dramatizes Orson Welles battle to produce Citizen Kane, despite the opposition of the film's de facto subject, William Randolph Hearst.
Note:Citizen Kane originally released as a motion picture in 1941. The battle over Citizen Kane originally brocast in 1996 as an episode of the PBS television series American experience. RKO 281 originally released as a made-for-TV movie in 1999.
RKO 281 based in part on the documentary The battle over Citizen Kane, from The American experience, directed by Benjamin Ross.
Blu-ray Disc special features: Optional commentary tracks by Roger Ebert and Peter Bogdanovich; opening world premiere of Citizen Kane; interviews with Ruth Warrick and Robert Wise; the production; post production; theatrical trailer.
Bonus DVD special features: Cast & crew biographies (The battle over Citizen Kane); Welles filmography, web link (RKO 281).
Videorecording.
Call Number:CX4 D0139773 Blu-ray Video
Audience:
Citizen Kane : MPAA rating: PG.
The battle over Citizen Kane: Not rated.
RKO 281: MPAA rating: R; language and some graphic sexual images.
ISBN:9780780674981
0780674987
Credits:Citizen Kane: Music, Bernard Herrmann ; editor, Robert Wise ; photography, Gregg Toland.
The battle over Citizen Kane: Editor, Ken Eluto ; directors of photography, Greg Andracke, Michael Chin ; music, Brian Keane.
RKO 281: Music, John Altman ; editor, Alex Mackie ; director of photography, Mike Southon.
System Details:Blu-ray Disc; 1080p high definition; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; DTS-HD MA 1.0.
Blu-ray Disc requires Blu-ray Disc player.
Special features: DVD; region 1; full and widescreen presentations; Dolby 5.1 (English), Dolby surround (English), and mono. (Spanish).
Blu-ray disc: Not compatible with standard DVD players; requires Blu-ray disc player.
Participant or Performer:
The battle over Citizen Kane: Narrator, Richard Ben Cramer.
Cast:
Citizen Kane: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Agnes Moorehead, Ruth Warrick, Ray Collins, Erskine Sanford, Everett Sloane, William Alland, Paul Stewart, George Coulouris.
RKO 281: Liev Schrieber, James Cromwell, Melanie Griffith, John Malkovich, Liam Cunningham, David Suchet, Fiona Shaw, Anastasia Hille, Brenda Blethyn, Roy Scheider.