Citizen Kane  1941 Movie

IMDB Rating 8.3  (396K)
Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance. More details

Directors

Orson Welles

Cast

Joseph CottenDorothy ComingoreAgnes MooreheadRuth Warrick

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handsrooming housemanagerwritten and directed by cast membermedia tycoonfalse promise of the american dreamunhappinesstragic heromultiple perspectiveslongingdeathbedsnowglobesecond wiferoman a clefnewspaper headline montagewealthunfaithfulnessshadow playtrusteetoothachestock market crashmother son relationshipdrunkennessdivorceattempted suicidesecond marriageegoistcontrol freakextramarital affairsuiciderise to powerlonelinessextravagancescandalblackmailtragedyreporterwatching a newsreelnewsreel in plotspinning newspapersinging lessonnewsreel spoofvoice over narrationtheater criticsnownursing homenewspaper editormusical numberlimousinefireopera housenightclubchicago illinoisscene during end creditslandmarkno opening creditsrags to richespublisherfireplacejigsaw puzzle1890s1870slibrary1930ssledjournalismsingerchristmasoperafamous linenewsreeloctopustheodore roosevelt characternational film registrycigar smokingbegins with newsreelamerican film institutecult favoritelaughingstockamerican 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