Published
[Burbank, Calif.] : Warner Home Video, [2011].
Edition
70th anniversary ed. ; 3-disc ultimate collector's ed.
Notes
General Note
RKO 281 based in part on the documentary "The battle over Citizen Kane" from the American Experience.
General Note
Citizen Kane originally released as a motion picture in 1941.
General Note
The battle over Citizen Kane originally broadcast as an episode of the American experience in 1996.
General Note
RKO 281 originally broadcast as a television film in 1999 on HBO.
General Note
Special features: Commentaries for Citizen Kane by Peter Bogdanovich and Roger Ebert ; "Opening: world premiere of Citizen Kane" featurette ; interviews with Ruth Warrick and Robert Wise ; deleted scenes ; ad campaign ; press book ; opening night photos ; theatrical trailer ; Welles filmography ; cast and crew biographies for RKO 281.
Creation/Production Credits
Citizen Kane: Music composed and conducted by Bernard Herrmann ; photography, Gregg Toland ; special effects, Vernon L. Walker ; art director, Van Nest Polglase ; editing, Robert Wise ; recording, Bailey Fesler, James G. Stewart ; costumes, Edward Stevenson.
Creation/Production Credits
Battle over Citizen Kane: Edited by Ken Eluto ; directors of photography, Greg Andracke, Michael Chin ; original music composed and orchestrated by Brian Keane ; additional musc by Maurice Wright.
Creation/Production Credits
RKO 281: Costume designer, Stewart Meachem ; music by John Altman ; edited by Alex Mackie ; production designer, Maria Djurkovic ; director of photography, Mike Southon.
Participants/Performers
Citizen Kane: Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Agnes Moorehead, Ruth Warrick, Ray Collins, Erskine Sanford, Everett Sloane, William Alland, Paul Stewart, George Coulouris, Fortunio Bonanova, Gus Schilling, Philip Van Zandt, Georgia Backus, Harry Shannon, Sonny Bupp, Buddy Swan, Orson Welles.
Participants/Performers
Battle over Citizen Kane: host, David McCullough ; narrated by Richard Ben Cramer.
Participants/Performers
RKO 281: Liev Schreiber, James Cromwell, Melanie Griffith, John Malkovich, Liam Cunningham, David Suchet, Fiona Shaw, Anastasia Hille, Brenda Blethyn, Roy Scheider.
Description
Citizen Kane: Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance. The battle over Citizen Kane: American experience documentary about the making of Citizen Kane and Orson Welles estate. RKO 281: Orson Welles produces his greatest film, Citizen Kane, despite the opposition of the film's de facto subject, William Randolph Hearst.
Target Audience
Rating: PG (Citizen Kane); Rating: R (RKO 281).
System Details
DVD, region 1, full screen presentation (Citizen Kane & Battle over Citizen Kane), widescreen presentation (RKO 281); DTS 5.1 surround, Dolby digital surround, Dolby digital stereo., Dolby digital mono., dual-layer format (disc 1 only).
Language
Citizen Kane: In English, dubbed Spanish or dubbed Portuguese with optional English, French, Spanish or Portuguese subtitles; closed-captioned. Battle over Citizen Kane: In English with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned. RKO 281: In English or dubbed Spanish with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles.
Awards
National Film Registry selection, 1989 (Citizen Kane).
Awards
Academy Awards, 1942: Best Writing, Original Screenplay (Citizen Kane).
Awards
AFI: 100 best films (Citizen Kane).
Awards
Emmy Awards, 2000: Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special; Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special; Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie (RKO 281).
Awards
Golden Globes, 2000: Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV (RKO 281).