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Citizen Kane

  • 1941
  • PG
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
496K
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POPULARITY
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Orson Welles, Dorothy Comingore, and Ruth Warrick in Citizen Kane (1941)
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Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'

  • Director
    • Orson Welles
  • Writers
    • Herman J. Mankiewicz
    • Orson Welles
    • Roger Q. Denny
  • Stars
    • Orson Welles
    • Joseph Cotten
    • Dorothy Comingore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    496K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,439
    101
    • Director
      • Orson Welles
    • Writers
      • Herman J. Mankiewicz
      • Orson Welles
      • Roger Q. Denny
    • Stars
      • Orson Welles
      • Joseph Cotten
      • Dorothy Comingore
    • 1.8KUser reviews
    • 211Critic reviews
    • 100Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Top rated movie #118
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 16 wins & 13 nominations total

    Videos9

    Citizen Kane: Trailer
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    'Mank' Disputes Who Wrote 'Citizen Kane'
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    Citizen Kane: Kane For Governor
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    Citizen Kane: Kane Marries
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    Top Cast99+

    Orson Welles
    Orson Welles
    • Kane
    Joseph Cotten
    Joseph Cotten
    • Jedediah Leland…
    Dorothy Comingore
    Dorothy Comingore
    • Susan Alexander Kane
    Agnes Moorehead
    Agnes Moorehead
    • Mary Kane
    Ruth Warrick
    Ruth Warrick
    • Emily Monroe Norton Kane
    Ray Collins
    Ray Collins
    • James W. Gettys
    Erskine Sanford
    Erskine Sanford
    • Herbert Carter…
    Everett Sloane
    Everett Sloane
    • Mr. Bernstein
    William Alland
    William Alland
    • Jerry Thompson
    Paul Stewart
    Paul Stewart
    • Raymond
    George Coulouris
    George Coulouris
    • Walter Parks Thatcher
    Fortunio Bonanova
    Fortunio Bonanova
    • Matiste
    Gus Schilling
    Gus Schilling
    • The Headwaiter…
    Philip Van Zandt
    Philip Van Zandt
    • Mr. Rawlston
    Georgia Backus
    Georgia Backus
    • Miss Anderson
    Harry Shannon
    Harry Shannon
    • Kane's Father
    Sonny Bupp
    Sonny Bupp
    • Kane III
    Buddy Swan
    • Kane - Age Eight
    • Director
      • Orson Welles
    • Writers
      • Herman J. Mankiewicz
      • Orson Welles
      • Roger Q. Denny
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews1.8K

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The camera looks up at Charles Foster Kane and his best friend Jedediah Leland and down at weaker characters like Susan Alexander Kane. This was a technique that Orson Welles borrowed from John Ford who had used it two years previously on Stagecoach (1939). Welles privately watched the movie about forty times while making this film.
    • Goofs
      During the picnic scene towards the end, Welles had to shoot against a back-projection because a location shoot was too costly and time-consuming. The stock footage used for the exterior was taken from King Kong (1933), hence on closer inspection the four birds that fly by are in fact very definite pterodactyls. RKO told Welles to take the pterodactyls out of the shot, but he liked them, and decided to keep them.
    • Quotes
      • Jedediah Leland: I can remember everything. That's my curse, young man. It's the greatest curse that's ever been inflicted on the human race: memory.
    • Crazy credits
      In a very rare move the director's credit is shown on the same card as the cinematographer's. This was Orson Welles' personal decision to show his thanks to cinematographer Gregg Toland for his enormous contributions to the film, meaning equal rights.
    • Alternate versions
      The Italian-language version cut an overwhelming number of scenes, leading to "complete" versions of the film to be circa half of the time in English and only the remaining half in Italian.
    • Connections
      Featured in Citizen Kane Trailer (1940)
    • Soundtracks
      It Can't Be Love
      (uncredited)
      Written by Charlie Barnet and Haven Johnson
      Arranged by The King Cole Trio
      Performed by Raymond Tate, Buddy Collette, Buddy Banks, CeePee Johnson, and Alton Redd

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 5, 1941 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • El ciudadano Kane
    • Filming locations
      • Busch Gardens - S. Grove Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA(Xanadu Grounds, demolished)
    • Production companies
      • RKO Radio Pictures
      • Mercury Productions
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $839,727 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,867,787
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,968,788
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 59m(119 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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