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Citizen Kane (1941)

PG · 1941-04-17 · 1h 59m · EN
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Newspaper magnate, Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.

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John HousemanWriterOrson WellesDirectorRoger Q. DennyWriterMollie KentWriter
Budget
$839.7K
Box office
$23.2M

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Orson WellesOrson WellesCharles Foster KaneJoseph CottenJoseph CottenJedediah LelandDorothy ComingoreDorothy ComingoreSusan Alexander KaneRay CollinsRay CollinsJim W. GettysGeorge CoulourisGeorge CoulourisWalter Parks ThatcherAgnes MooreheadAgnes MooreheadMary KanePaul StewartPaul StewartRaymondRuth WarrickRuth WarrickEmily Norton KaneErskine SanfordErskine SanfordHerbert CarterWilliam AllandWilliam AllandJerry Thompson/NarratorEverett SloaneEverett SloaneMr. BernsteinFortunio BonanovaFortunio BonanovaSignor Matiste

Keywords

JournalistAmerican dreamChildFailureFloridaMoneyBankerSleighBlack and whiteNewspaperMedia tycoonCapitalistArt collectorSnowglobesRosebudLast word

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · MysteryTheme affinityJournalist · American Dream · ChildNarrative complexityMysteryDialogue densityDramaDirector preference136166Actor preference136166 · 164897 · 164898

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What is Citizen Kane about?

Newspaper magnate, Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.

How long is Citizen Kane?

Citizen Kane has a runtime of 119 minutes.

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