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Citizen Kane

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8.0/10 • 5.5K

1941-04-171h 59m

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Some called him a hero...others called him a heel.

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.

Directors
Orson Welles
Editors
Robert Wise

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  1. Orson Welles

    Orson Welles

    Charles Foster Kane

  2. Joseph Cotten

    Joseph Cotten

    Jedediah Leland

  3. Dorothy Comingore

    Dorothy Comingore

    Susan Alexander Kane

  4. Ray Collins

    Ray Collins

    Jim W. Gettys

  5. George Coulouris

    George Coulouris

    Walter Parks Thatcher

  6. Agnes Moorehead

    Agnes Moorehead

    Mary Kane

  7. Paul Stewart

    Paul Stewart

    Raymond

  8. Ruth Warrick

    Ruth Warrick

    Emily Norton Kane

  9. Erskine Sanford

    Erskine Sanford

    Herbert Carter

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Gurre

May 31, 2014

9/10

"The Greatest Movie of All Time!" That's the general opinion of this movie, and I agree that it is a great movie, but I have seen better movies. 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

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$839,727.00
Revenue
$23,218,000.00
Keywords
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