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  1. Summaries. Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'. A group of reporters are trying to decipher the last word ever spoken by Charles Foster Kane, the millionaire newspaper tycoon: "Rosebud." The film begins with a news reel detailing Kane's life ...

  2. 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.

  3. Apr 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 opinion ...

  4. Orson Welles. Plot Overview. Citizen Kane opens with the camera panning across a spooky, seemingly deserted estate in Florida called Xanadu. The camera lingers on a "No Trespassing" sign and a large "K" wrought on the gate, then gradually makes its way to the house, where it appears to pass through a lit window.

  5. Sep 14, 2023. Rated: A+ • Jul 24, 2023. Jun 27, 2023. When a reporter is assigned to decipher newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane's (Orson Welles) dying words, his investigation gradually...

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  6. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Awards. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. The investigation of a publishing tycoon's dying words reveals conflicting stories about his scandalous life. Cast & Crew. Read More. Orson Welles. Director. Joseph Cotten. Jedediah Leland/Man in projection room.

  7. Citizen Kane. In the most dazzling debut feature in cinema history, twenty-five-year-old writer-producer-director-star Orson Welles synthesized the possibilities of sound-era filmmaking into what could be called the first truly modern movie.

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