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
Large Door Ltd. · Channel 4 Television
Cast & Characters
Leonel Brizola
Self
Chico Buarque
Self
Walter Clark
Self
Dias Gomes
Self
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Self
Armando Nogueira
Self
Antônio Carlos Magalhães
Self
Roberto Marinho
Self
Washington Olivetto
Self
Directors & Crew
Simon Hartog
Director
John Ellis
Producer
Simon Hartog
Writer
Screenshots & Stills
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