Beyond Citizen Kane

Beyond Citizen Kane 1993 Directed by Simon Hartog

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.

Countries United Kingdom , USA

Production Country United Kingdom

Language English

Spoken Languages English , Portuguese

Gnere Documentary

Production Companies Channel 4 Television , Large Door Ltd.

Release Date 1 September 1993

93 mins