Citizen Kane

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American film black-and-white film drama film film

Citizen Kane is a landmark 1941 American film directed by and starring Orson Welles, widely acclaimed for its innovative cinematography, narrative structure, and enduring influence on cinema history.

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Statements (71)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film → black-and-white film → drama film → film →
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay →
basedOn	loosely inspired by the life of William Randolph Hearst →
character	Charles Foster Kane → Emily Monroe Norton Kane → Jedediah Leland → Mary Kane → Mr. Bernstein → Susan Alexander Kane → Walter Parks Thatcher →
cinematographyBy	Gregg Toland →
colorProcess	black-and-white →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Orson Welles →
distributedBy	RKO Radio Pictures →
editedBy	Mark Robson → Robert Wise →
genre	drama → mystery →
hasTagline	"It's terrific!" →
hasTheme	power and corruption → the elusiveness of truth → the isolation of wealth →
includedIn	National Film Registry →
mainCharacter	Charles Foster Kane →
medium	35 mm film →
musicBy	Bernard Herrmann →
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Actor → Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black-and-White → Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White → Academy Award for Best Director → Academy Award for Best Film Editing → Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture → Academy Award for Best Picture → Academy Award for Best Sound Recording →
notableFor	complex sound design → deep focus photography → influence on film history → innovative cinematography → nonlinear narrative structure → use of low-angle shots →
originalLanguage	English →
plotElement	investigation into the meaning of Kane's last word "Rosebud" →
preservedBy	Library of Congress →
producer	George Schaefer → Orson Welles →
productionCompany	RKO Radio Pictures →
rankedAs	one of the greatest films of all time →
recognizedBy	American Film Institute → Sight & Sound critics' poll →
releaseDate	1941-05-01 →
releaseYear	1941 →
runtimeMinutes	119 →
screenwriter	Herman J. Mankiewicz → Orson Welles →
setInPeriod	early 20th century → late 19th century →
setting	New York City → United States → fictional Xanadu estate →
starring	Agnes Moorehead → Dorothy Comingore → Everett Sloane → George Coulouris → Joseph Cotten → Orson Welles → Ray Collins → Ruth Warrick →

Referenced by (36)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Agnes Moorehead → George Coulouris → Herman J. Mankiewicz → Joseph Cotten → Orson Welles →	notableWork
Charles Foster Kane → Jedediah Leland → Mr. Bernstein → Walter Parks Thatcher →	appearsIn
Mark Robson → Robert Wise →	edited
Jedediah Leland → Mr. Bernstein →	firstAppearance
Gregg Toland → Vernon L. Walker →	workedOn
George Coulouris →	appearedIn
Mr. Bernstein →	appearsInGenreDefiningFilm
Herman J. Mankiewicz →	awardReceivedFor
How Green Was My Valley →	bestPictureWinOver
Herman J. Mankiewicz →	coWrote
Charles Foster Kane →	diesIn
Orson Welles →	directed
RKO Radio Pictures →	distributed
William Randolph Hearst →	inspiredWork
Gregg Toland →	knownFor
Gregg Toland →	nominatedForWork
Hollywood Golden Age →	notableFilm
Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story →	notableWinnerExample
Walter Parks Thatcher →	partOfWork
RKO Radio Pictures →	produced
Xanadu →	referencedIn
George Coulouris ("Citizen Kane as Walter Parks Thatcher") →	roleIn
Orson Welles →	starredIn
Oheka Castle ("Citizen Kane (inspiration and reference)") →	usedAsFilmLocation
Jedediah Leland →	workOfFiction
Orson Welles →	wrote