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AT&T Operators describe how the board lit up and the calls they received on the night Orson Welles’ famous War of the Worlds radio broadcast triggered fear.  “The people really believed it,” reported the operators.  Welles’ famous show was broadcast on October 30, 1938…the eve of Halloween.

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Hear Steven Spielberg about how he was influenced by Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane and how it is one of the great cinema experiences in history.

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In this interview with AFI, American film director Sydney Pollack describes his admiration for the film, “Citizen Kane,” directed by the great Orson Welles. Pollack says of Welles and the film: “You are just aware that somebody is working at the top of their game.” The film is regarded as one of the greatest films of all time and Pollack notes that every shot in the film contains a meaningful idea, which makes it such an enriching viewing experience. “Citizen Kane” was first released in the United States on September 5, 1941.

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In this clip from Gary Graver’s film, “Working with Orson Welles,” Cameron Mitchell discusses what it was like to act in Welles’s unfinished film, “The Other Side of the Wind.” Mitchell expresses awe at the script that Welles put together and explains how other directors he had worked with stressed speed in their actors when filming scenes but Welles would tell him to “extend” and slow down his acting.

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Film director Martin Scorsese talks about how important “Citizen Kane” was to his success. Scorsese discusses how much he learned from this film (“I became aware of editing and camera positions”), as well as what “Citizen Kane” did for American cinema.

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Liza Minnelli recalls why the film, “Citizen Kane,” spoke to her in such a powerful way. Minnelli discusses the brilliance of the movie’s director, Orson Welles, and the unique camera angles that helped the film to stand out.

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Charlton Heston describes the film Citizen Kane as a defining movie that filmmakers today are still learning from and critics are still applauding.

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Johnny Carson recalls his first meeting with Orson Welles at a USO show when he was just 17-years-old and explains why he believes Welles owes him $50.

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Orson Welles describes the relationship he had with author Ernest Hemingway and explains how a failed fist fight led to their friendship. He also addresses the end of Hemingway’s life and conversations to two men had about death and their own mortality.

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Director Steven Spielberg discusses the courage Orson Welles had to have to successfully insist that “Citizen Kane” was made his way.

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