Orson Welles on meeting William Randolph Hearst on an elevator

Orson Welles recalls meeting William Randolph Hearst on an elevator and asking him to the premiere of Citizen Kane.

Months before its release, Citizen Kane began generating such controversy that Radio City Music Hall eventually refused to show it. Instead, Citizen Kane, now revered as one of the greatest movies in history, made its debut at the smaller RKO Palace Theater on May 1, 1941

Welles: "It wasn't really about him (Hearst), it was made up of a lot of people. That's the truth."