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Citizen Kane

A landmark in the history of cinema, telling the story of newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane in a series of flashbacks. Starring Orson Welles.

Frequently voted one of the best films ever made, Orson Welles's masterpiece tells the story of newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane in a series of flashbacks. A reporter is intrigued by the dying Kane's last word - rosebud - and sets out to find a new angle on the life of one of the most powerful men in America. Nine Oscar nominations resulted in only one award for the outspoken Welles - Best Screenplay.

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Credits

Director Orson Welles
Charles Foster Kane Orson Welles
Kane (aged 8) Buddy Swan
Kane III Sonny Bupp
Kane's father Harry Shannon
Jedediah Leland Joseph Cotten
Mr. Bernstein Everett Sloane
Mary Kane Agnes Moorehead
James W Gettys Ray Collins
Susan Alexander Kane Dorothy Comingore
Walter Parks Thatcher George Coulouris
Raymond Paul Stewart
Emily Norton Ruth Warrick
Matiste Fortunio Bonanova
The Headwaiter Gus Schilling
Herbert Carter Erskine Sanford
Mr. Rawlston Philip Van Zandt
Jerry Thompson William Alland
Director of photography Gregg Toland
Writer Herman J Mankiewicz
Composer Bernard Herrmann

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