Citizen Kane

Welles, Orson 1915-1985 (screenwriter,, film director,, film producer,, actor.). Mankiewicz, Herman J. (Herman Jacob), 1897-1953 (screenwriter.). 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.). Toland, Gregg, (director of photography.). Wise, Robert, 1914-2005 (editor of moving image work.). Herrmann, Bernard, 1911-1975 (composer (expression)). Lennon, Thomas F. (Thomas Furneaux), (screenwriter,, film director,, film producer.). Epstein, Michael (Film director), (film director,, film producer.). Cramer, Richard Ben, (screenwriter,, narrator.). Eluto, Ken, (editor of moving image work.). Keane, Brian, (composer (expression)). Ross, Benjamin, 1964- (director.). Armstrong, Su, (producer.). Logan, John, 1961- (screenwriter.). Altman, John, 1949- (composer (expression)). 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.). RKO Radio Pictures, (production company,, film distributor.). Mercury Theatre, (production company.). Lennon Documentary Group, (production company.). WGBH (Firm), (production company.). HBO Pictures, (production company.). Scott Free Productions, (production company.). BBC Films, (production company.). Turner Entertainment Co. (publisher.). Warner Home Video (Firm), (publisher.). Citizen Kane: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Agnes Moorehead, Ruth Warrick, Ray Collins, Erskine Sanford, Everett Sloane, William Alland, Paul Stewart, George Coulouris. (Cast). RKO 281: Liev Schrieber, James Cromwell, Melanie Griffith, John Malkovich, Liam Cunningham, David Suchet, Fiona Shaw, Anastasia Hille, Brenda Blethyn, Roy Scheider. (Cast).

Summary: Citizen Kane: Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance.

Item details

ISBN: 9780780674981
ISBN: 0780674987
Physical Description: videodisc
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) + 15 cards (18 x 13 cm)
Edition: 70th Anniversary, Ultimate collector's ed., Blu-ray.
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Turner Entertainment Co. : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2011]

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Citizen Kane originally released as a motion picture in 1941. The battle over Citizen Kane originally broadcast in 1996 as an episode of the PBS television series American experience. RKO 281 originally released as a made-for-TV movie in 1999. RKO 281 based in part on the documentary The battle over Citizen Kane, from The American experience, directed by Benjamin Ross. Blu-ray Disc special features: Optional commentary tracks by Roger Ebert and Peter Bogdanovich; opening world premiere of Citizen Kane; interviews with Ruth Warrick and Robert Wise; the production; post production; theatrical trailer. Bonus DVD special features: Cast & crew biographies (The battle over Citizen Kane); Welles filmography, web link (RKO 281).
Formatted Contents Note:	DVD bonus films. The battle over Citizen Kane / a Lennon Documentary Group film for the American Experience ; WGBH ; PBS ; produced by Thomas Lennon, Michael Epstein ; written by Richard Ben Cramer & Thomas Lennon (113 min.) -- RKO 281 / HBO Pictures presents ; in association with WGBH Boston, BBC Films ; a Scott Free production ; a Benjamin Ross film ; produced by Su Armstrong ; written by John Logan ; directed by Benjamin Ross ; HBO in association with BBC Films (87 min.).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Citizen Kane: Music, Bernard Herrmann ; editor, Robert Wise ; photography, Gregg Toland. The battle over Citizen Kane: Editor, Ken Eluto ; directors of photography, Greg Andracke, Michael Chin ; music, Brian Keane. RKO 281: Music, John Altman ; editor, Alex Mackie ; director of photography, Mike Southon.
Participant or Performer Note:	Citizen Kane: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Agnes Moorehead, Ruth Warrick, Ray Collins, Erskine Sanford, Everett Sloane, William Alland, Paul Stewart, George Coulouris. The battle over Citizen Kane: Narrator, Richard Ben Cramer. RKO 281: Liev Schrieber, James Cromwell, Melanie Griffith, John Malkovich, Liam Cunningham, David Suchet, Fiona Shaw, Anastasia Hille, Brenda Blethyn, Roy Scheider.
Target Audience Note:	Citizen Kane : MPAA rating: PG. The battle over Citizen Kane: Not rated. RKO 281: MPAA rating: R; language and some graphic sexual images.
System Details Note:	Blu-ray Disc; 1080p high definition; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; DTS-HD MA 1.0. Special features: DVD; region 1; full and widescreen presentations; Dolby 5.1 (English), Dolby surround (English), and mono. (Spanish).
Language Note:	English, Polish, and Portuguese language tracks; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH) and optional Czech, French, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish subtitles.