Beyond Citizen Kane

Beyond Citizen Kane

1993
1h 33m
7.7

7.7/10

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Overview

Beyond Citizen Kane (1993) is a British documentary film directed by Simon Hartog, produced by John Ellis, and broadcast on Channel 4. It details the dominant position of the Rede Globo media group in the Brazilian society, discussing the group's influence, power, and political connections. Globo's president and founder Roberto Marinho came in for particular criticism, being compared with fictional newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane, created by Orson Welles for the 1941 film Citizen Kane. According to the documentary, Marinho's media group engages in the same Kane wholesale manipulation of news to influence the public opinion.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Large Door Ltd. Channel 4 Television
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English Portuguese

Quick Facts

Release Date September 1, 1993
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1356393

Cast

Leonel Brizola
Leonel Brizola

Self

Chico Buarque
Chico Buarque

Self

Walter Clark
Walter Clark

Self

Dias Gomes
Dias Gomes

Self

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Self

Armando Nogueira
Armando Nogueira

Self

Antônio Carlos Magalhães
Antônio Carlos Magalhães

Self

Roberto Marinho
Roberto Marinho

Self

Washington Olivetto
Washington Olivetto

Self

Key Crew

Simon Hartog
Director
John Ellis
Producer
Simon Hartog
Writer