Citizen Kane (1941)
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Reviews Counted: 44 Fresh: 44 Rotten:0 Average Rating: 9.3/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 24 mins
Synopsis: CITIZEN KANE is Orson Welles's greatest achievement--and a landmark of cinema history. The story charts the rise and fall of a newspaper publisher whose wealth and power ultimately isolates him in his castle-like refuge. The film's protagonist, Charles Foster Kane, was based on a... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Everett Sloane, Dorothy Comingore
Director: Orson Welles
Screenwriter: Orson Welles, Herman J. Mankiewicz
Producer: Orson Welles
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Screenwriter: Orson Welles, Herman J. Mankiewicz
Producer: Orson Welles
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
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01/03/08
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The amazing depth of story and richness of composition make Citizen Kane a must-see for anyone who considers themselves a lover of films.
07/07/07
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Welles has found the screen as effective for his unique showmanship as radio and the theatre.
04/06/07
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It is still the best place I know of to start thinking about Welles -- or for that matter about movies in general.
04/06/07
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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.
04/06/07
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This is the inherent paradox of Welles' film: that its ending should be so equivocal, providing a satisfying resolution that simultaneously scoffs at such over-simplification.
03/09/06
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Citizen Kane is no relic. Pop in the DVD and you'll find what you least expect - a really cool flick.
06/03/05
Welles not only inspired the bright young men with whom he collaborated, he shamed the Hollywood hacks into a realization of just how deeply they had betrayed their talent.
04/25/05
A cinematic perfect storm of technique and sophistication, widely hailed as the apotheosis of all the innovations and advancements of the sound era.
05/31/04
This Welles wunderkind classic deserves to be experienced on the big screen.
10/01/03
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Citizen Kane is far and away the most surprising and cinematically exciting motion picture to be seen here in many a moon. As a matter of fact, it comes close to being the most sensational film ever made in Hollywood.
05/20/03
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