Orson Welles Citizen Kane

Orson Welles Citizen Kane

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: American experience documentary about the making of Citizen Kane and Orson Welles estate. RKO 281: Orson Welles produces his greatest film,...

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Main Authors: Herrmann, Bernard, 1911-1975 (Composer, Conductor), Altman, John, 1949- (Composer)
Corporate Authors: RKO Radio Pictures, Mercury Theatre, Lennon Documentary Group, WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), HBO Pictures, Scott Free Productions, Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Welles, Orson, 1915-1985 (Actor, Screenwriter, Producer, Director), Mankiewicz, Herman J. (Herman Jacob), 1897-1953 (Screenwriter), Toland, Gregg (Cinematographer), Walker, Vernon L., 1894-1948 (Photographer), Polglase, Van Nest, 1898-1968 (Artistic director), Wise, Robert, 1914-2005 (Film editor), Fesler, Bailey, 1901-1961 (Sound designer), Stewart, James G., 1907-1997 (Sound designer), Stevenson, Edward (Edward M.) (Costume designer), 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), Bonanova, Fortunio, 1895-1969 (Actor), Schilling, Gus, 1908-1957 (Actor), Van Zandt, Philip (Actor), Backus, Georgia, 1900-1983 (Actor), Shannon, Harry, 1890-1964 (Actor), Bupp, Sonny, 1928-2007 (Actor), Swan, Buddy, 1929-1993 (Actor), Lennon, Thomas, 1970- (Producer, Screenwriter), Epstein, Michael (Producer), Cramer, Richard Ben (Screenwriter, Narrator), Drain, Margaret (Producer), Ross, Benjamin, 1964- (Director), Armstrong, Su (Producer), Scott, Ridley (Producer), Scott, Tony, 1944-2012 (Producer), Logan, John, 1961- (Screenwriter), Southon, Mike (Cinematographer), Mackie, Alex (Film editor), Djurkovic, Maria (Designer), Meachem, Stewart (Costume designer), 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)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Spanish
Portuguese
French
Published: [Burbank, Calif.] : Warner Home Video, [2011]
Edition:70th anniversary ed. ; 3-disc ultimate collector's ed.
Subjects:
Welles, Orson, > 1915-1985
Citizen Kane (Motion picture)
Publishers and publishing > Drama.
Newspaper publishing > United States > Drama.
Men > United States > Drama.
Editores financieros > Teatro.
Hombres > Estados Unidos > Teatro.
Men
Detective and mystery films
Feature films
Fiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Drama
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Item Description:
  • RKO 281 based in part on the documentary "The battle over Citizen Kane" from the American Experience.
  • Citizen Kane originally released as a motion picture in 1941.
  • The battle over Citizen Kane originally broadcast as an episode of the American experience in 1996.
  • RKO 281 originally broadcast as a television film in 1999 on HBO.
  • 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).
Table of 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).

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