| Description |
3 videodiscs (315 min.) : sound, black and white, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 souvenir booklet ([20] pages ; illustrations ; 18 cm) + 1 book ([52] pages : illustrations ; 14 x 19 cm). |
| Language |
Citizen Kane: In English, dubbed Spanish or dubbed Portuguese with optional English SDH, French, Spanish or Portuguese subtitles. Battle over Citizen Kane: In English with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned. RKO 281: In English or dubbed Spanish with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles. |
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English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired. |
| System Details |
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; full screen presentation (Citizen Kane & Battle over Citizen Kane); widescreen presentation (RKO 281); DTS 5.1 surround, Dolby surround, stereo, mono. |
| Note |
Citizen Kane originally released as a motion picture in 1941. |
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The battle over Citizen Kane originally broadcast as an episode of the American experience in 1996. |
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RKO 281 originally broadcast as a television film in 1999 on HBO. |
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RKO 281 based in part on the documentary "The battle over Citizen Kane" from the American Experience. |
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Special features: Disc 1. Commentary by Peter Bogdanovich; Commentary by Roger Ebert; "Opening: World Premiere of Citizen Kane" featurette; Interview with Ruth Warrick; Interview with Robert Wise; Deleted scenes; Ad campaign, Press book, Opening night; Theatrical trailer. Disc 2. Welles filmography; Web link. Disc 3. Cast and crew biographies (Liev Schreiber, James Cromwell, Melanie Griffith, John Malkovich, Brenda Blethyn, Roy Scheider, Benjamin Ross, John Logan). |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Credits |
Citizen Kane: Music composed and conducted by Bernard Herrmann ; special effects, Vernon L. Walker ; art director, Van Nest Polglase ; editing, Robert Wise ; recording, Bailey Fesler, James G. Stewart ; costumes, Edward Stevenson. Battle over Citizen Kane: Edited by Ken Eluto ; directors of photography, Greg Andracke, Michael Chin ; original music composed and orchestrated by Brian Keane ; additional music by Maurice Wright. RKO 281: Costume designer, Stewart Meachem ; music by John Altman ; edited by Alex Mackie ; production designer, Maria Djurkovic ; director of photography, Mike Southon ; co-executive producers, Diane Minter Lewis, Chris Zarpas. |
| Cast |
Citizen Kane: Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Agnes Moorehead, Ruth Warrick, Ray Collins, Erskine Sanford, Everett Sloane, William Alland, Paul Stewart, George Coulouris, Fortunio Bonanova, Gus Schilling, Philip Van Zandt, Georgia Backus, Harry Shannon, Sonny Bupp, Buddy Swan, Orson Welles. |
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Battle over Citizen Kane: host, David McCullough ; narrated by Richard Ben Cramer. |
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RKO 281: Liev Schreiber, James Cromwell, Melanie Griffith, John Malkovich, Liam Cunningham, David Suchet, Fiona Shaw, Anastasia Hille, Brenda Blethyn, Roy Scheider. |
| Summary |
Citizen Kane: Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance. |
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RKO 281: Orson Welles produces his greatest film, Citizen Kane, despite the opposition of the film's de facto subject, William Randolph Hearst. |
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The battle over Citizen Kane: American experience documentary about the making of Citizen Kane and Orson Welles estate. |
| Contents |
Citizen Kane / an RKO Radio Picture ; a Mercury production by Orson Welles ; original screen play, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles ; direction/production, Orson Welles ; photography, Gregg Toland (119 min., 1941) -- The battle over Citizen Kane / produced by Thomas Lennon, Michael Epstein ; written by Richard Ben Cramer & Thomas Lennon ; executive producer, Margaret Drain ; a Lennon Documentary Group film ; WGBH Boston (113 min., 1996) -- RKO 281 / HBO Pictures presents in association with WGBH Boston a Scott Free Production ; a Benjamin Ross film ; produced by Su Armstrong ; executive producers, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott ; written by John Logan ; directed by Benjamin Ross (83 min., 1999). |
| Audience |
Rating: PG (Citizen Kane); Rating: R (RKO 281). |
| Subject |
Welles, Orson, 1915-1985.
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Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951.
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Citizen Kane (Motion picture) -- Videodiscs.
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Motion pictures -- Censorship -- United States -- Videodiscs.
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Motion picture industry -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Documentary television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Epstein, Michael.
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McCullough, David G.
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Lennon, Thomas, 1970-
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Cramer, Richard Ben.
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Keane, Brian.
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Eluto, Ken.
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Chin, Michael.
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Andracke, Gregory.
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Lennon Documentary Group.
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
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WGBH Video (Firm)
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| Cover Title |
Orson Welles' Citizen Kane |
| Added Title |
American experience (Television program) Citizen Kane.
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Battle over Citizen Kane.
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RKO 281.
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| ISBN |
0780674952 (set) |
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0780674952 (Citizen Kane) |
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1578078539 (Battle over) |
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0783116764 (RKO) |
| Standard No. |
883929184811 |
| Music No. |
1000195618 Warner Home Video |
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3000037336 Warner Home Video |
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