United Kingdom / Sep 01, 1993 / 12A
1h 33min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Beyond Citizen Kane |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Português |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Large Door Ltd., Channel 4 Television |
| Release date | 1 settembre 1993 |
| Production | John Ellis |
| Writer | Simon Hartog |
| Editing | John Ellis, Simon Hartog |
| Assistant directors | Simon Hartog |
Release dates
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