RKO 281 - The Battle Over Citizen Kane DVD (Region 1)

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7.5 Listal rating 0 Videos 0 Pictures 0 Reviews 1 Lists 2 Ratings Manufacturer : Hbo Home Video Release date : 25 April 2000 Number of discs : 1 EAN : 9780783116761 UPC : 026359157622 1940s (1), Docudrama (1), Hollywood (1), Filmmaking (1) Recommend this to a friend Friend : Please selectTamara H (tamaraphardy29)Professor Brown (professorbrown)sheeper (sheeper)Rômulo Kainof (romulo)Ceinwyn (alinde)BB Walter (bbwalter)sweeety (hejer)kkatris (kkatris)franchises (franchises) Note (optional) : or cancel Mark this item as loaned Listal member or Please selectTamara H (tamaraphardy29)Professor Brown (professorbrown)sheeper (sheeper)Rômulo Kainof (romulo)Ceinwyn (alinde)BB Walter (bbwalter)sweeety (hejer)kkatris (kkatris)franchises (franchises) Non listal name Loaned on 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember 200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020 or cancel Watched UnwatchedWatchingWatched Condition Not specifiedMintNear mintGoodAveragePoor Private notes or cancel

Description Product DescriptionThe orson welles-directed citizen kane then known as rko 281 was loosely based on the life of newspaper publisher william randolph hearst. But not so loosely that he didnt want it destroyed before the public could ever see it. The struggle that ensued and the lengths he went to are revealed in rko 281. Studio: Hbo Hom Product Description The orson welles-directed citizen kane then known as rko 281 was loosely based on the life of newspaper publisher william randolph hearst. But not so loosely that he didnt want it destroyed before the public could ever see it. The struggle that ensued and the lengths he went to are revealed in rko 281. Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 03/13/2001 Starring: Liev Schreiber Melanie Griffith Run time: 87 minutes Rating: R Director: Benjamin Ross This absorbing HBO docudrama tells the story of the making of what is considered by many to be America's greatest film, Citizen Kane. "Boy genius" Orson Welles came to Hollywood with no idea how to follow up his stage and radio success in the movie business. A dinner invitation to publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst's castle, San Simeon, inspired him to use Hearst's story as the basis for his brilliant film debut: a scathing allegory about the absolute corruptibility of power. RKO 281 demonstrates Welles's famously obsessive attention to artistic detail, which made his first movie such a masterpiece. But the film almost never made it to the screen--Hearst used his entire empire to try to destroy it. Two of the most mammoth egos in entertainment history--Hearst and Welles--were pitted against one another in the battle over Citizen Kane. Liev Schreiber has the close-to-impossible task of playing Orson Welles. He may not have Welles's monumental presence (who does?) but he does a credible job. John Malkovich turns in a powerful, understated performance as Welles's long-suffering sidekick Herman Mankiewicz, James Cromwell makes a first-rate Hearst, and Melanie Griffith is warmly sympathetic as Hearst's mistress, Marion Davies. The docudrama imparts some marvelously juicy insider lore, such as the real meaning behind the famous dying dispatch in the history of movies: "Rosebud." --Laura Mirsky ... (more) (less) Directed by : Benjamin Ross Starring : Liev Schreiber James Cromwell Melanie Griffith John Malkovich Brenda Blethyn Lists (1851-1918) US in the Late 19th & Early 20th Cty (39 items) by cej10 Published 1 month, 3 weeks ago View all lists

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