Citizen Kane

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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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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 of America
surface form: 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
surface form: Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black-and-White

Academy Award for Best Cinematography
surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Academy Award for Best Original Score
surface form: Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture

Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Sound
surface form: 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 of America
surface form: United States

fictional Xanadu estate
starring Agnes Moorehead
Dorothy Comingore
Everett Sloane
George Coulouris
Joseph Cotten
Orson Welles
Ray Collins
Ruth Warrick

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Susan Alexander Kane appearsIn Citizen Kane
Emily Monroe Norton Kane appearsIn Citizen Kane
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subject surface form: Joseph Cotten
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subject surface form: Herman J. Mankiewicz
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Jerry Thompson appearsIn Citizen Kane
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this entity surface form: Citizen Kane (1941 film)
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