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Citizen Kane (1941)

Name: Citizen Kane
Director: Orson Welles
Genre: drama film, biographical film, mystery film
Duration: 119 min
Rating: 8.2

Directed by Orson Welles.

Directed by Orson Welles · Shot by Gregg Toland · Cut by Robert Wise · Music by Bernard Herrmann · 119 min

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Behind the scenes

The Making of Citizen Kane — Eyebrow Cinema · 10 min
How Orson Welles shot the great Citizen Kane — The Whole Equation · 10 min
Orson Welles Talks About Making 'Citizen Kane' | The Dick Cavett Show — The Dick Cavett Show · 7 min
1941: Citizen Kane: What Makes A Masterpiece? — One Hundred Years of Cinema · 13 min
Filmmakers on why CITIZEN KANE is the greatest film of all time - AFI Movie Club — American Film Institute · 3 min
'Citizen Kane' | Critics' Picks | The New York Times — The New York Times · 4 min

Elsewhere

More by Orson Welles

The Orson Welles Show
Orson Welles' Magic Show
Twelfth Night — 1933
The Hearts of Age — 1934
Too Much Johnson — 1938
Citizen Kane trailer — 1940
The Magnificent Ambersons — 1942
Journey into Fear — 1943
The Stranger — 1946
The Lady from Shanghai — 1947
Macbeth — 1948
Black Magic — 1950
The Miracle of St. Anne — 1950
Othello — 1951
Magic Trick — 1953
Mr. Arkadin — 1955
Madrid Bullfight — 1955
Around the World with Orson Welles — 1955
Three Cases of Murder — 1955
Moby Dick—Rehearsed — 1955
Orson Welles and People — 1956
Touch of Evil — 1958
Portrait of Gina — 1958
The Fountain of Youth — 1958
The Trial — 1962
In the Land of Don Quixote — 1964
Chimes at Midnight — 1965
The Immortal Story — 1968
Vienna — 1968
An Evening with Orson Welles — 1970

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