Citizen Hearst / Leslie Iwerks productions presents ; directed, produced & edited by Leslie Iwerks ; produced Jane Kelly Kosek ; written by Leslie Iwerks & Mark A. Johnson.

Traces the 125-year history of the Hearst Media Empire, from William Randolph Hearst's pioneering and controversial days of headline-grabbing yellow journalism to the global impact of the company's many successful media brands. Iwerks provides a rare glimpse behind the glass walls of the Hearst Towe...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors: Leslie Iwerks Productions (Production company)
Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.) (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Iwerks, Leslie (Film producer, Film director, Screenwriter, Editor of moving image work)
Johnson, Mark A. (Screenwriter)
Kosek, Jane Kelly (Film producer)
Macy, William H., 1950- (Narrator)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : Lionsgate, [2013]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Hearst, William Randolph, > Jr., > 1908-1993.
Publishers and publishing > United States > Biography.
Newspaper publishing > United States > History.
Mass media > United States > History.
Mass media.
Newspaper publishing.
Publishers and publishing.
Hearst Corporation > History.
Hearst Corporation.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films > United States.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
History.
United States.
Genre:
Biography.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
History.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Traces the 125-year history of the Hearst Media Empire, from William Randolph Hearst's pioneering and controversial days of headline-grabbing yellow journalism to the global impact of the company's many successful media brands. Iwerks provides a rare glimpse behind the glass walls of the Hearst Tower, interviewing top magazine editor of Harper's Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, and Esquire, among others, and gaining unprecedented access to the Hearst Castle and family members in San Simeon, California.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 2012. Later broadcast on A&E network as an episode of Bio in 2013.
Bonus Features: Deleted scenes ; "Hearst Castle" episode from the A&E television series America's Castles.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AR5 D0155819 VideoDVD
Audience:
Rating: TVPG.
Credits:Narrator, William H. Macy.
System Details:DVD, NTSC, widescreen presentation; 5.1 Dolby digital.
Cast:
Narrated by William H. Macy.