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Box office. $1.8 million (re-release) [3] [4] Citizen 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. [5]
- Orson Welles
George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an...
- Citizen Kane Trailer
Citizen Kane trailer. The Citizen Kane trailer is a...
- Charles Foster Kane
Charles Foster Kane is a fictional character who is the...
- Georgia Backus
Georgia Belden Backus (October 13, 1901 – September 7, 1983)...
- Dorothy Comingore
Mary Louise Comingore (August 24, 1913 – December 30, 1971),...
- Paul Stewart
Paul Stewart (born Paul Sternberg; March 13, 1908 – February...
- Buddy Swan
Paul "Buddy" Swan (October 24, 1929 – March 21, 1993) (also...
- Joseph Pulitzer
On March 6, 1867, Pulitzer became a naturalized American...
- Bernard Herrmann
Bernard Herrmann (born Maximillian Herman; June 29, 1911 –...
- Mercury Theatre
Theatre Orson Welles at age 22 (1938), Broadway's youngest...
- Orson Welles
The sources for Citizen Kane, the 1941 American motion picture that marked the feature film debut of Orson Welles, have been the subject of speculation and controversy since the project's inception. With a story spanning 60 years, the quasi-biographical film examines the life and legacy of Charles Foster Kane, played by Welles, a fictional ...
Sep 4, 2016 · In celebration of CITIZEN KANE’s 75th birthday (it was released in theaters on September 5, 1941), here are 15 facts about the groundbreaking film that can perhaps only begin to explain its historic, enduring impact. 1. The initial working draft screenplay of CITIZEN KANE, dated April 16, 1940, was titled “American.”. 2.
Dec 4, 2020 · Oddly enough, Kael’s salvos also helped Citizen Kane maintain its status as the greatest movie ever made, establishing it as the fulcrum on which debates about the nature of cinema as an art ...
- Movie Critic
May 3, 2011 · That 70 years later, a film might exist that surpasses Citizen Kane as the greatest film ever made. And that it is directed by Orson Welles. As the anniversary of the premiere approaches, a look ...
Apr 30, 2021 · A great deal of enthusiasm greeted Citizen Kane’s release on May 1, 1941. Welles had made a big splash in staging productions in New York. Welles had made a big splash in staging productions in ...
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How fitting that a film about the elusiveness of truth is the subject of endless argument. The most lauded American movie ever, Citizen Kane was controversial even before it premiered 75 years ago ...
