Citizen Kane - Wikipedia
WEBCitizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film directed by, produced by, and starring Orson Welles. Welles and Herman J. Mankiewicz wrote the screenplay. The picture was Welles's first feature film. Citizen Kane is frequently cited as the greatest film ever made.
Citizen Kane (1941) - IMDb
WEBCitizen Kane: Directed by Orson Welles. With Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Agnes Moorehead, Ruth Warrick. Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'
Citizen Kane | Rotten Tomatoes
WEBWhen a reporter is assigned to decipher newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane's (Orson Welles) dying words, his investigation gradually reveals the fascinating portrait of a complex man who...
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Citizen Kane | Summary, Cast, & Facts | Britannica
WEBApr 17, 2024 · Citizen Kane, American film drama, released in 1941, that was directed, produced, and cowritten by Orson Welles, who also starred in the lead role. Citizen Kane is acclaimed by many critics as the greatest movie ever made. As a landmark work in the history of cinema, it ranks among the few films ever produced for which a remake, in the …
Citizen Kane movie review & film summary (1941) | Roger Ebert
WEBMay 24, 1998 · “Citizen Kane” covers the rise of the penny press (here Joseph Pulitzer is the model), the Hearst-supported Spanish-American War, the birth of radio, the power of political machines, the rise of fascism, the growth of celebrity journalism.
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WEBCitizen Kane. A psychological study of Charles Foster Kane, a powerful newspaper tycoon whose idealism was corrupted as he rose to enormous wealth and power. 3,413 IMDb 8.3 1 h 59 min 1941. X-Ray PG. Drama · Compelling · Dark · Emotional. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $3.99. Buy. HD $12.99. More purchase. options.
Citizen Kane (1941) - Plot - IMDb
WEBSynopsis. In a mansion in Xanadu, a vast palatial estate in Florida, the elderly Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles) is on his deathbed. Holding a snow globe, he utters a word, "Rosebud", and dies; the globe slips from his hand and smashes on the floor. A newsreel obituary tells the life story of Kane, an enormously wealthy newspaper publisher.
What’s so good about Citizen Kane? - BBC
WEB20 July 2015. Alamy. Still from Citizen Kane (Credit: Alamy) It has topped BBC Culture’s list of the greatest American films – and many other polls before. But what’s so good about Citizen...
Citizen Kane (1941) | The Criterion Collection
WEBIn telling the story of the meteoric rise and precipitous fall of a William Randolph Hearst–like newspaper magnate named Charles Foster Kane, Welles not only created the definitive portrait of American megalomania, he also unleashed a torrent of stylistic innovations—from the jigsaw-puzzle narrative structure to the stunning deep-focus ...
The Lasting Riddles of Orson Welles' Revolutionary Film 'Citizen Kane ...
WEBApr 30, 2021 · The Lasting Riddles of Orson Welles’ Revolutionary Film ‘Citizen Kane’. This year’s award-winning “Mank” attracts new attention to the 80-year-old American classic; two Smithsonian curators...
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