The story of an immensely wealthy newspaper publisher, as he is remembered by his friends and former wife after his death. Loosely based on the life of William Randolph Hearst. Frequently called the greatest film of all time.
General Note: Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.In English with optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish or Portuguese.LSC 15.41For private home use only.Accompanying videodisc: The battle over Citizen Kane / WGBH Educational Foundation ; produced and directed by Thomas Lennon, Michael Epstein ; written by Thomas Lennon & Richard Ben Cramer. Documentary. Originally broadcast on television in 1996. Special features: Welles filmography; scene access. In English with optional English subtitles.Special features: two feature-length audio commentaries, one by film critic Roger Ebert and the other by Welles biographer Peter Bogdanovich; 1941 New York movie premiere newsreel, gallery of storyboards, rare photos, alternate ad campaigns, studio correspondence, call sheets and other memorabilia; interactive menus; theatrical trailer; production notes; filmmaker postscripts and awards data; scene access.Originally released as a motion picture in 1941.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Gregg Toland ; art director, Van Nest Polglase ; editor, Robert Wise ; music, Bernard Herrmann. NOTL
Participant or Performer Note: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Ray Collins, George Coulouris, Agnes Moorehead.