Orson Welles first feature film -- which he directed, produced, and co-wrote, as well as playing the title role -- proved to be his most important and influential work, a ground-breaking drama loosely based on the life of William Randolph Hearst which is frequently cited as the finest American film ever made. Aging newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles) dies in his sprawling Florida estate after uttering a single, enigmatic final word -- "Rosebud" -- and newsreel producer Rawlston (Phil Van Zandt) sends reporter Jerry Thompson (William Alland) out with the assignment of uncovering the meaning behind the great man's dying thought. As Thompson interviews Kane's friends, family, and associates, we learn the facts of Kane's eventful and ultimately tragic life: his abandonment by his parents (Agnes Moorehead and Harry Shannon) after he becomes the heir to a silver mine; his angry conflicts with his guardian, master financier Walter Parks Thatcher (George Coulouris); his impulsive decision that "it would be fun to run a newspaper" with the help of school chum Jedediah Leland (Joseph Cotten) and loyal assistant Mr. Bernstein (Everett Sloane); his rise from scandal sheet publisher to the owner of America's largest and most influential newspaper chain; his marriage to socially prominent Emily Norton (Ruth Warrick), whose uncle is the President of the United States; Kane's ambitious bid for public office, which is dashed along with his marriage when his opponent, corrupt political boss Jim Gettys (Ray Collins), reveals that Kane is having an affair with aspiring vocalist Susan Alexander (Dorothy Comingore); Kane's vain attempts to promote second wife Alexander as an opera star; and his final, self-imposed exile to a massive and never-completed pleasure palace called Xanadu. While Citizen Kane was a film full of distinguished debuts -- along with Welles, it was the first feature for Joseph Cotten, Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, and Ruth Warrick -- the only Academy Award it received was for Best Original Screenplay, for which Welles shared credit with veteran screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Release Date Citizen Kane May 1, 1941 Wide
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Actors For Citizen Kane

Orson Welles,Joseph Cotten,Everett Sloane,Dorothy Comingore,Ray Collins,Ruth Warrick,George Coulouris,Paul Stewart,Buddy Swan,Agnes Moorehead,Harry Shannon,Sonny Bupp,Erskine Sanford,William Alland,Georgia Backus,Philip Van Zandt,Gus Schilling,Fortunio Bonanova,Joan Blair,Edmund Cobb

Genres Citizen Kane : Drama,Mystery & Suspense,Classics

Visitor Ranting & Critics For Citizen Kane

User Ranting Citizen Kane : 4.1
User Percentage For Citizen Kane : 90 %
User Count Like for Citizen Kane : 150,003
All Critics Ranting For Citizen Kane : 9.4
All Critics Count For Citizen Kane : 65
All Critics Percentage For Citizen Kane : 100 %

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Movie Overview For Citizen Kane
Orson Wells was 26 when he made his first feature film Citizen Kane. The film became known as one of the greatest of all time and earned him international celebrity. The story is about the publishing business and how one thrill-seekerâ€™s struggle for power negatively affected everybody he came in contact with and eventually lead to a merciless war.

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Review For Citizen Kane

It can be classified as, in a number of aspects, one of the most arresting pictures ever produced.
Edwin Schallert-Los Angeles Times

An ecstasy of light and shadow, of clashing textures and graphic forms, such as hadn't been seen since the silent era.
Richard Brody-New Yorker

Many of the novel techniques Welles developed with cinematographer Gregg Toland were calculated to offer new angles on film space.
Ben Walters-Time Out

It is a work of art created by grown people for grown people.
-TIME Magazine

Welles has found the screen as effective for his unique showmanship as radio and the theatre.
John C. Flinn Sr.-Variety

It is still the best place I know of to start thinking about Welles -- or for that matter about movies in general.
Dave Kehr-Chicago Reader

Perhaps when the uproar has died down it will be discovered that the film is not quite so good as it is considered now, but nevertheless Hollywood will for a long time be in debt to Mr. Welles.
Anthony Bower-The Nation

Welles's deeply haunting depiction of the life of William Randolph Hearst has long been synonymous with the director's spectacularly odd and genuinely tragic career.
Chris Cabin-Slant Magazine

One of the best films out there, and certainly a high point in early cinema. The love for Citizen Kane is deserved.
R. L. Shaffer-IGN DVD

Above all, Welles was a showman and Citizen Kane is a three ring circus of cinematic ingenuity...
Sean Axmaker-MSN.com

Citizen Kane may very well be the most talked-about movie in history.
Richard T. Jameson-Parallax View

Orson Welles' epic film, his stunning feature debut from 1941, is an enduring masterpiece that was underestimated at the time of its release due to political reasons.
Emanuel Levy-EmanuelLevy.Com

Citizen Kane has been cited as the greatest film ever made from so many different quarters, it's a wonder that a Congressional law hasn't been passed making it required viewing for anyone who claims they like movies.
Matt Brunson-Creative Loafing

Classic should be required for any movie lover.
Nell Minow-Common Sense Media

To revisit it now is still to marvel at its wit, audacity and sheer entertainment value.
Derek Malcolm-This is London

With its spirit of visual and narrative innovation, and Welles's precocious, towering central performance, Citizen Kane almost lives up to its own reputation as the best of all time.
-Film4

There's no denying that his bravura performance, both in front of the camera and behind it, is spellbindingly effective.
Toby Young-Times [UK]

There can hardly be anything left to say about Citizen Kane, now revived on the big screen, other than to comment on sublime moments.
Peter Bradshaw-Guardian [UK]

A ground-breaking masterpiece. It contains so many examples of cinematic brilliance that it's a shock it won only one Oscar (for the screenplay).
-Sky Movies

Truly one of the greatest films ever.
Mark Adams-Sunday Mirror [UK]

It would be nice to be able to buck the critical orthodoxy and say how tired and overrated Citizen Kane is; but the dulll truth is, it's still, indisputably, one of the great masterpieces of cinema.
Robert Hanks-Independent

...an impressive dramatic epic that articulates some of the myths of capitalist America in a personal and human way.
Cole Smithey-ColeSmithey.com

Citizen Kane is the biggest cinematic landmark since pictures first started moving.
-Total Film