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Citizen Kane : 70th anniversary
Title:
Citizen Kane : 70th anniversary
Alternate title:
Title on container: Orson Welles' Citizen Kane : 70th anniversary
Added Title:
Battle over Citizen Kane.

RKO 281.
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Summary:
In Citizen Kane, following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance. In RKO-281, Orson Welles produces his greatest film, Citizen Kane, despite the opposition of the film's de facto subject, William Randolph Hearst.
Audience:
Citizen Kane : MPAA rating: PG.

The battle over Citizen Kane: Not rated.

RKO 281: MPAA rating: R; language and some graphic sexual images.
General Note:
At head of title: Orson Welles.

Citizen Kane was originally released as motion picture in 1941. The battle over Citizen Kane was originally broadcast as a television episode of American experience in 1996. RKO-281 was originally broadcast as a made-for-TV movie in 1999.

Souvenir booklet includes a collection of miniature movie posters and a reproduction souvenir program.

RKO 281 based in part on the documentary The battle over Citizen Kane, from The American experience, directed by Benjamin Ross.
Contents:
Citizen Kane / produced and directed by Orson Welles ; original screenplay, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles -- The battle over Citizen Kane / produced and directed by Thomas Lennon, Michael Epstein ; written by Thomas Lennon & Richard Ben Cramer -- RKO 281 / produced by Su Armstrong ; directed by Benjamin Ross ; written by John Logan.
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] pages ; illustrations (some color) ; 18 cm).
Publisher:
Distributed by Warner Home Video,
Publication Date:
2011

1941
Publication Information:
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, ©2011.
Award Note:
Academy Award, 1942: Best Writing, Original Screenplay (Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles)
Call Number:
DVD CITIZEN
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