Citizen Hearst

“Everything He Did Was News”

2021

3h 42m

Documentary

Overview

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.

Trailer

Citizen Hearst | American Experience | PBS Official

Cast

Narrator (voice)

Peter Krause

Narrator (voice)

Self (archival footage)

William Randolph Hearst

Self (archival footage)

Joseph Pulitzer

Self (archival footage)

Marion Davies

Self (archival footage)

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