Citizen Hearst

Citizen Hearst

222 mins | Documentary | Sept. 27, 2021

Explore the life of William Randolph Hearst, the pioneering media mogul and inspiration for Orson Welles’ "Citizen Kane." Wielding unprecedented power, Hearst forever transformed the media’s role in American life and politics.

Citizen Hearst

222 mins | Documentary | Sept. 27, 2021

Citizen Hearst
Explore the life of William Randolph Hearst, the pioneering media mogul and inspiration for Orson Welles’ "Citizen Kane." Wielding unprecedented power, Hearst forever transformed the media’s role in American life and politics.
Producers Insignia Films, PBS American Experience
Original title Citizen Hearst
Directors Amanda Pollak, Stephen Ives
Writers Gene Tempest, David Nasaw, Stephen Ives

Cast

Peter Krause

as Narrator (voice)

William Randolph Hearst

as Self (archival footage)

Joseph Pulitzer

as Self (archival footage)

Marion Davies

as Self (archival footage)