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Citizen Kane (1941)
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Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance. Director:Orson WellesWriters:Herman J. Mankiewicz (original screenplay), Orson Welles (original screenplay), and 3 more credits » |
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Fortunio Bonanova | ... |
Matiste
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Gus Schilling | ... |
The Headwaiter
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Philip Van Zandt | ... |
Mr. Rawlston
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Georgia Backus | ... |
Miss Anderson
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Harry Shannon | ... |
Kane's Father
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Storyline
A group of reporters who are trying to decipher the last word ever spoke by Charles Foster Kane, the millionaire newspaper tycoon: "Rosebud." The film begins with a news reel detailing Kane's life for the masses, and then from there, we are shown flashbacks from Kane's life. As the reporters investigate further, the viewers see a display of a fascinating man's rise to fame, and how he eventually fell off the "top of the world." Written by Zack H.
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Country:
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Гражданин Кейн See more »Box Office
Budget:
$686,033 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$216,239 (USA) (5 May 1991) (11 Screens) (re-release)Gross:
$1,585,634 (USA) (re-release)Company Credits
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Mono (RCA Sound System)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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cinematographer's. This was Welles' decision to show his thanks to
cinematographer Toland for his enormous contribution to the film. See more »
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Trivia
During the scenes where Kane first buys his newspaper and delivers the line about going bankrupt in 60 years, Orson Welles appears to be dressed as himself at his actual age. Welles has indicated in interviews that he was even more made up playing a young man than he was playing Kane as an old one; "temporary" facelifts and hair styling as well as camera tricks make him look much more beautiful than he actually was. Welles said that he spent years living down how far he'd come down from his "youthful looks," when in fact he never really looked that good. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: The Russian newspaper "Bednota," featured in the movie's opening newsreel, had been merged with "Socialisticheskoe Zemledelye" in 1931, long before Kane's death in 1941. The letter N is drawn like a Latin N (as opposed to a Cyrillic/Greek N which looks like an H). See more »Crazy Credits
In a very rare move the director's credit is shown on the same card as thecinematographer's. This was Welles' decision to show his thanks to
cinematographer Toland for his enormous contribution to the film. See more »
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