A great film but its so called position as "the greatest film ever made" is exaggerated

Rating: Null/10 (10 November 2002)

Orson Welles has his greatest film and portrayal with this legendary 1941 RKO release, a film that is generally considered by many to be the greatest film ever made. It is a great film but I wouldn't go that far in my ways of praising it. This film is loosely based on the life and times of William Randolph Hearst (who originally threatened to sue Welles and RKO if they dared to release this film which he had considered to be insulting). Welles portrays a fictional composite of Hearst. He also supplies the writing and directing for this excellent character study. In my view, several films ranging from "Gone With The Wind" to "The Godfather" surpass this one in levels of greatness but this film certainly deserves a very high level of respect.