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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Benjamin Ross |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 20 November, 1999 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Hbo Studios |
| MPAA RATING: | R (Restricted) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned |
| TYPE: | Feature Film-drama |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 026359157622 |
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Customer Reviews of RKO 281 - The Battle Over Citizen Kane
William Randolph Hearst vs. Orson Welles re: "Citizen Kane" This HBO docudrama was inspired by the documentary "The Battle Over Citizen Kane,' which tells the now legendary story of publisher William Randolph Hearst trying to have Orson Welles' great film destroyed. Liev Schreiber is surprisingly good as Welles, while James Cromwell plays Hearst, John Malkovich is screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz and Melanie Griffith plays Marion "Rosebud" Davies in this riveting drama. Even if you do not know the story behind the film, you will enjoy the battle between the newspaper magnate and the brilliant young filmmaker. This 1999 film was directed by Benjamin Ross ("The Young Poisoner's Handbook) and would obviously make a great double-feature with "The Battle Over Citizen Kane" and/or "Citizen Kane" itself. Your choice, but you really cannot go wrong with any of these films.
Absolutely Outstanding!
Anyone who was lucky enough to see this film on HBO knows what a fascinating look this is at the making of one of the greatest films ever made, "Citizen Kane". Having only previously seen Liev Schreiber in the "Scream" movies, I had NO idea how he was going to make anyone believe he was Orson Welles. But he does, and does it beautifully! Once you watch this movie, and find out what went on behind the scenes of "Citizen Kane", and how it almost didn't get made or released, you'll watch "Kane" with an all new set of eyes. This is an outstanding tribute to a great filmmaker. James Cromwell is also amazing as William Randolph Hearst, and by the end of "RKO 281", I actually ALMOST had some sympathy for the guy, which shows just how talented Cromwell and Melanie Griffith (who plays his girlfriend/lover) are as actors. If you didn't get to see this on HBO, and you're a "Citizen Kane" or Orson Welles fan, this is DEFINATELY a MUST SEE! Buy it now!
Condensed history - but what can you expect?
Excellent, solid documentary, though as one other reviewer pointed out, its a touch superficial, following the VH1 Behind The Music formula - fame, fortune, excess, leading to nothingness and scandal - and though that is true with this story, there's so much else that they could have focused on - nevertheless for what its worth, its still a very informative and accurate documentary with respect to what you're actually seeing.