Citizen Kane (1941)

8.1	Listal rating
8.6	IMDB rating

Drama (24), Classic (12), Mystery (10), 1940s (10), Journalism (8), (5), Black And White (5), 1941 (5), Black & White (4), Usa (4), Ambition (4), Politics (3), Rosebud (3), Newsreel (3), Rags To Riches (3), Loneliness (3), Obsession (3), Imdb250 (3), Publisher (3), Flashback (3)

Description

Multimillionaire newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane dies alone in his extravagant mansion, Xanadu, speaking a single word: "Rosebud". In an attempt to figure out the meaning of this word, a reporter tracks down the people who worked and lived with Kane; they tell their stories in a series of flashbacks that reveal much about Kane's life ... (more)

Directed by

Orson Welles

Starring (View all) :

Jedediah Leland

Susan Alexander Kane

Mary Kane

Emily Monroe Norton Kane

James W. Gettys

Herbert Carter

Mr. Bernstein

Jerry Thompson

Raymond

Walter Parks Thatcher

Written by (View all) :

Herman J. Mankiewicz

(screenplay) and

Orson Welles

(screenplay)

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	Citizen Kane - The Theatrical Trailer

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Prelude

Great? Yes. Perfect? Not quite.

Posted : 2 years, 5 months ago at May 28 9:08

I finally got around to seeing this classic. It took me a few tries, because I kept falling asleep (to be fair, I always started it late at night, while in bed, so take into consideration). After 3 tries, I finally got around to finishing it. I had real high hopes for this classic. Being so high up in IMDb Top250, and on top of that, being called Number 1 film of ALL TIME by American Film Institute, well, it did have a lot of things to live up to. Is it a great classic must-see film? Yes, of course, although it can be very tough to watch as the pacing is quite slow at times and film is told in very non-linear flashbacks. But I honestly believe it gets such high marks and acclaim because of the significance of the revolutionary-at-its-time filming style of Orson Welles and the ma...Read more

Rating : 7/10

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