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Overview

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Director:
Writers:
Herman J. Mankiewicz (screenplay) and
Orson Welles (screenplay)
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Release Date:
1 May 1941 (USA) more
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365 days in the making - and every minute of it an exciting NEW thrill for you ! more
Plot:
Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 9 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(91 articles)
Dominating Performance Lifts 'Orson Welles'
 (From The Wrap. 16 November 2009, 11:50 AM, PST)

Cult movie star Edward Woodward dies
 (From The Guardian - TV News. 16 November 2009, 11:13 AM, PST)

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Undoubtedly the greatest American film ever created. more (911 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
American (USA) (working title)
John Citizen, U.S.A. (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
119 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Netherlands:6 | South Korea:12 | Brazil:Livre | Finland:K-11 (DVD rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G (original rating) | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Chile:TE | Finland:K-16 | Germany:12 | Ireland:12 (DVD rating) (2003) | Israel:PG | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:T | Sweden:15 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:U (video rating) (1985) | USA:PG

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Trivia:
Was voted the 2nd Greatest film of all time by Entertainment Weekly. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: During the picnic, Susan clearly tightens her face muscles and turns her head before Kane slaps her. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Charles Foster Kane: Rosebud.
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Soundtrack:
The Battle Cry of Freedom more

FAQ

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
Since there was no one in the room when Kane died, how does anyone know he even said "Rosebud"?
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95 out of 171 people found the following comment useful.
Undoubtedly the greatest American film ever created., 19 July 2001
10/10
Author: QulkSiLvR from Princeton, New Jersey

Citizen Kane, the film, is many things. It is a brilliantly crafted series of flashbacks and remembrances. It is an engaging story of a dynamic man in a dynamic world. It is a remarkable statement for the wide range of time periods that it covers. It is a deceptively simple story centering on perhaps the most meaningful word in all of moviedom. Behind all that, Citizen Kane is the American cinema. There is not a major director today who has not been influenced by the genius Orson Welles put forth in his debut masterpiece. The film centers around a group of reporters investigating the origin of the dying newspaper tycoon (loosely based on William Randolph Hearst), Charles Foster Kane's last word: Rosebud. The movie begins with an unforgettable newsreel montage summarizing the man's life.

From there on, the viewer is thrown into a gloriously chaotic world of flashbacks upon flashbacks, in which the viewer slowly learns just about everything about Charles Foster Kane's enthralling life. From his trying childhood to his rise to power to the pinnacle of his success to his marital difficulties to his fall from grace, the story of Charles Foster Kane is presented for the viewer in a way that few other movies can offer: magically. Citizen Kane, undeniably, is THE triumph of the American cinema, and one of the greatest films every created.

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