Beyond Citizen Kane

Beyond Citizen Kane (1993)

Released: 1993-09-01 Duration: 1hr 33min
Genres: Documentary
Rating 7.7

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.

Production Companies

Large Door Ltd.
Channel 4 Television
Channel 4 Television

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 1.626

Directed By

Simon Hartog

Crew

Director
Simon Hartog
Editor
John Ellis
Producer
John Ellis
Writer
Simon Hartog
Editor
Simon Hartog

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