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Citizen Kane

Orson Welles

1941 • 1h 59m

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...

Citizen Kane

CITIZEN KANE ('41) - Original Trailer

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Cast

Orson Welles

Orson WellesCharles Foster Kane

Joseph Cotten

Joseph CottenJedediah Leland

Dorothy Comingore

Dorothy ComingoreSusan Alexander Kane

Ray Collins

Ray CollinsJim W. Gettys

George Coulouris

George CoulourisWalter Parks Thatcher

Agnes Moorehead

Agnes MooreheadMary Kane

Paul Stewart

Paul StewartRaymond

Ruth Warrick

Ruth WarrickEmily Norton Kane

Erskine Sanford

Erskine SanfordHerbert Carter

William Alland

William AllandJerry Thompson/Narrator

Everett Sloane

Everett SloaneMr. Bernstein

Fortunio Bonanova

Fortunio BonanovaSignor Matiste

Gus Schilling

Gus SchillingJohn

Philip Van Zandt

Philip Van ZandtMr. Rawlston

Georgia Backus

Georgia BackusBertha Anderson

Crew

Orson Welles

Orson WellesScreenplay

Herman J. Mankiewicz

Herman J. MankiewiczScreenplay

Vernon L. Walker

Vernon L. WalkerSpecial Effects

Bernard Herrmann

Bernard HerrmannOriginal Music Composer

Van Nest Polglase

Van Nest PolglaseArt Direction

Gregg Toland

Gregg TolandDirector of Photography

Robert Wise

Robert WiseEditor

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