CinemaOSMovie · 1941 · 1h 59m · NR
Citizen Kane

Some called him a hero...others called him a heel.

80%(6,295)IMDbMysteryDrama

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.

Directed byOrson Welles

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 59m
Language
EN
Released
April 17, 1941
Budget
$839,727
Revenue
$23,218,000
Studios
RKO Radio PicturesMercury Productions

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Trailers & teasers

6 videos
Fathom Events Spot

Fathom Events Spot

80th Anniversary

80th Anniversary

CITIZEN KANE ('41) - Original Trailer

CITIZEN KANE ('41) - Original Trailer

75th Anniversary Trailer

75th Anniversary Trailer

Original Theatrical Trailer

Original Theatrical Trailer

Citizen Kane (70th Anniversary) - Trailer

Citizen Kane (70th Anniversary) - Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Charles Foster Kane

Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Jedediah Leland

Dorothy Comingore

Dorothy Comingore

Susan Alexander Kane

Ray Collins

Ray Collins

Jim W. Gettys

George Coulouris

George Coulouris

Walter Parks Thatcher

Agnes Moorehead

Agnes Moorehead

Mary Kane

Paul Stewart

Paul Stewart

Raymond

Ruth Warrick

Ruth Warrick

Emily Norton Kane

Erskine Sanford

Erskine Sanford

Herbert Carter

William Alland

William Alland

Jerry Thompson/Narrator

Creative team
Directed by
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Written by
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Herman J. Mankiewicz
Herman J. Mankiewicz
Produced by
Orson Welles
Orson Welles

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