The Battle Over Citizen Kane

1996 film by Michael Epstein, Thomas Lennon
Movie film Q7715833
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The Battle Over Citizen Kane

Summary

The Battle Over Citizen Kane is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Battle Over Citizen Kane's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Battle Over Citizen Kane's director is recorded as Michael Epstein[4].
  • The Battle Over Citizen Kane's director is recorded as Thomas Lennon[5].
  • The Battle Over Citizen Kane's screenwriter is recorded as Richard Ben Cramer[6].
  • The Battle Over Citizen Kane's screenwriter is recorded as Thomas Lennon[7].
  • The Battle Over Citizen Kane's composer is recorded as Brian Keane[8].
  • The Battle Over Citizen Kane's genre is recorded as documentary film[9].
  • The Battle Over Citizen Kane's cast member is recorded as David McCullough[10].
  • The Battle Over Citizen Kane's cast member is recorded as Orson Welles[11].
  • The Battle Over Citizen Kane's cast member is recorded as William Randolph Hearst[12].
  • The Battle Over Citizen Kane's cast member is recorded as Richard Ben Cramer[13].
  • The Battle Over Citizen Kane's cast member is recorded as Ruth Warrick[14].
  • The Battle Over Citizen Kane's cast member is recorded as Robert Wise[15].
  • The Battle Over Citizen Kane's cast member is recorded as Peter Bogdanovich[16].
  • The Battle Over Citizen Kane's cast member is recorded as Norman Lloyd[17].
  • The Battle Over Citizen Kane's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0115634[18].
  • The Battle Over Citizen Kane's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[19].
  • The Battle Over Citizen Kane's color is recorded as color[20].
  • The Battle Over Citizen Kane's color is recorded as black-and-white[21].
  • The Battle Over Citizen Kane's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 905098[22].
  • The Battle Over Citizen Kane's country of origin is recorded as United States[23].
  • The Battle Over Citizen Kane's publication date is recorded as +1996-01-01T00:00:00Z[24].
  • The Battle Over Citizen Kane's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0kv717[25].
  • The Battle Over Citizen Kane's distributed by is recorded as PBS[26].
  • The Battle Over Citizen Kane's PORT film ID is recorded as 8923[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Directors include Michael Epstein[4] and Thomas Lennon[5]. Screenwriters include Richard Ben Cramer[6] and Thomas Lennon[7]. Cast members include David McCullough[10], Orson Welles[11], William Randolph Hearst[12], Richard Ben Cramer[13], Ruth Warrick[14], and Robert Wise[15].

Publication

The Battle Over Citizen Kane's publication date is recorded as +1996-01-01T00:00:00Z[24]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[19]. Its genre is recorded as documentary film[9].

Why It Matters

The Battle Over Citizen Kane ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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