Citizen Kane(1941)
"Some called him a hero...others called him a heel."
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Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.
Orson Welles
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Herman J. Mankiewicz
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Orson Welles
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CITIZEN KANE ('41) - Original Trailer
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Charles Foster Kane is Blackmailed During His Race for Governor | Citizen Kane (1941) | TCM
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Mark Kermode reviews Citizen Kane (1941) | BFI Player
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Citizen Kane 80th Anniversary | September 19 & 22 Only
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Citizen Kane | Charles Destroys Susan's Room | HBO Max
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Movie Stars and Filmmakers Praise CITIZEN KANE
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John Landis on CITIZEN KANE
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Citizen Kane: Ultimate Collector's Edition | Anger Clip | Warner Bros. Entertainment
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Citizen Kane: Ultimate Collector's Edition | 25th Birthday Clip | Warner Bros. Entertainment
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Citizen Kane | "Kane Marries" Clip | Warner Bros. Entertainment
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Citizen Kane | "Kane for Governor" Clip | Warner Bros. Entertainment
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Citizen Kane | Rosebud | Warner Bros. Entertainment
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Citizen Kane | "What I Think About Charlie Kane" Clip | Warner Bros. Entertainment
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Citizen Kane | "Rosebud" Clip | Warner Bros. Entertainment
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Citizen Kane | "I'm An American" Clip | Warner Bros. Entertainment
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'Citizen Kane' | Critics' Picks | The New York Times
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Written on May 31, 2014
The story of Citizen Kane is simple, a newspaper tycoon named Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles) dies, and his last word is "Rosebud". No one knows what it means, and a reporter starts interviewing people Kane knew, to see if they know the meaning of "Rosebud". Through flash-backs we get to see Kane's life.
Now, as I said, I don't agree that it's the greatest movie of all time, however it's great. I love this movie. It's a daring and controversial movie of its time, and it introduced alot of new technices in filmmaking. The acting is superb! Orson Welles as Kane is breathtaking, Joseph Cotten as Jed Leland is great. There's one performance I can hardly stand though and that's Dorothy Comingore's performance as Susan Alexander. Hideous performance to say the least! The writing is amazing, and Welles' directing is out-of-this-world!
In conclusion, great movie (however not the greatest ever made). It's definitly a movie you need to watch!
I give it a 9/10
