'Mank' Takes On Hollywood Politics And The Legend of 'Citizen Kane'

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Gary Oldman and Amanda Seyfried star in director David Fincher's Mank.

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Starring Gary Oldman and Amanda Seyfried, Mank captures the artistic process behind the conception and writing of Orson Welles' first movie, Citizen Kane. Director David Fincher's black-and-white ode to classic film is a story about tycoons, studio heads, addiction, creative credit, and the politics of Old Hollywood during the Great Depression.

Show Notes:

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• What's making Stephen happy: NPR's Books Concierge and NPR Music's end-of-year coverage

The audio was produced by Will Jarvis. It was edited by Jessica Reedy and Mike Katzif.