Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
Drama / Mystery
USA,
1941, 119 min
Directed by:
Orson WellesCinematography:
Gregg TolandComposer:
Bernard HerrmannCast:
Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Agnes Moorehead, Ruth Warrick, Ray Collins, Erskine Sanford, Everett Sloane, Paul Stewart, George Coulouris (more)VOD (3)
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The 26-year-old Welles, already renowned for his work in radio and theatre, used the unprecedented artistic license offered to him by RKO to create a fictionalised portrait of one of America’s most powerful men – press baron William Randolph Hearst. Charting the rise of Charles Foster Kane (played by Welles himself) – who decides to start a newspaper with his inherited fortune – Welles’ film is a classic story of the corrupting effects of power. (British Film Institute (BFI))
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1942 - Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles (Best Original Screenplay)
- 1942 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1942 - Orson Welles (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1942 - Orson Welles (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1942 - Gregg Toland (Best Cinematography (Black-and-White))
- 1942 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 1942 - Bernard Herrmann (Best Original Dramatic Score)
- 1942 - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Black-and-White)
- 1942 - Best Sound Mixing
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1941 - Best Film
- 1941 - Orson Welles (Best Director)
- 1941 - Orson Welles (Best Actor)
The Saturn Awards
- 2012 - Best DVD Special Edition Release