Citizen Kane
Drama, Mystery
Warner Bros.  (1941) 119 mins PG

8.6 (115,686 votes) Top 250: #29
A Double-Disc Set

Orson Welles' timeless masterwork (#1 in the American Film Institute's 1998 list of Best American Movies) is more than a groundbreaking film. Presented here in a magnificent 60th anniversary digital transfer with revitalized digital audio from the highest quality surviving elements (Disc One), it is also grand entertainment, sharply acted (starting many of Welles' Mercury Players on the road to thriving film careers) and superbly directed with inspired visual flair. Depicting the controversial life of an influential publishing tycoon, this Best Original Screenplay Academy Award® winner (1941) is rooted in themes of power, corruption, vanity -- the American Dream lost in the mystery of a dying man's last word: "Rosebud."

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Cast and Crew
Orson Welles  ...... 
Dorothy Comingore  ......  Susan Alexander Kane
Joseph Cotten  ......  Jedediah Leland
Agnes Moorehead  ......  Mary Kane
Ray Collins  ......  James W. Gettys
George Coulouris  ......  Walter Parks Thatcher
Director  .....  Orson Welles; Thomas Lennon
Producer  .....  Orson Welles; Thomas Lennon
Writer  .....  Orson Welles; Thomas Lennon; Herman J. Mankiewicz
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: The first time we see the backstage preparations before Susan sings, the shadow of the curtain rising has a completely straight bottom edge. The second time we see this scenario, this time from behind Susan, as the curtain rises, the bottom of the curtain is adorned with a series of prominent curves. (more)

Trivia:
Alan Ladd makes his appearance as one of the reporters at the end of the film (the one "with the pipe," as indicated in the credits list), discussing Kane and "Rosebud" just before the furnace finale. (more)

Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USA (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Charles Foster Kane: Rosebud.
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 9 nominations (more)