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Citizen Kane

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Original title: Citizen Kane
Year: 1941
Running time: 119 min.
Country: United States
Director: Orson Welles
Screenwriter: Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles
Music: Bernard Herrmann
Cinematography: Gregg Toland (B&W)
Cast: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Everett Sloane, George Coulouris, Dorothy Comingore, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, Ruth Warrick, Erskine Sanford, William Alland, Alan Ladd, Arthur O'Connell, Fortunio Bonanova
Producer: RKO, Mercury Theatre Productions
Genre: Drama | Journalism. Cult Movie. New Year's Eve
Synopsis: The story charts the rise and fall of a newpaper publisher whose wealth and power ultimately isolate him in his castle-like refuge. The last word he utters before his death is 'Rosebud', which triggers a mystery. A group of journalists start investigating in order to solve it.

Rankings Position

#57 Best US Movies of all time
#71 Best Drama Movies
#94 Best Movies in the history of film

Awards: 1941: Oscar: Best Original Screenplay. 9 Nominations

1941: National Board of Review: Best Film

1941: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Film. 3 Nominations

Critics' reviews

"A masterpiece (...) 'Citizen Kane' is more than a great movie; it is a gathering of all the lessons of the emerging era of sound (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: rogerebert.com
"An ecstasy of light and shadow, of clashing textures and graphic forms, such as hadn't been seen since the silent era"

Richard Brody: The New Yorker
"Regardless of how many times you've seen Orson Welles' 1941 masterpiece, it always feels like the first time"

Owen Gleiberman: Entertainment Weekly
"'Citizen Kane' is far and away the most surprising and cinematically exciting motion picture to be seen here in many a moon"

Bosley Crowther: The New York Times
"It is one of the most interesting and technically superior films that has ever come out of a Hollywood studio."

Kate Cameron: New York Daily News
"[A] deeply haunting depiction of the life of William Randolph Hearst (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"

Chris Cabin: Slant
"It is a two-hour show, filled to the last minute with brilliant incident unreeled in method and effects that sparkle with originality and invention."

John C. Flinn Sr.: Variety
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