Jedediah Leland

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Jedediah Leland is a key supporting character in the film "Citizen Kane," serving as Charles Foster Kane’s longtime friend and moral conscience who ultimately critiques Kane’s corruption and lost ideals.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn Citizen Kane
newsreel investigation segments in Citizen Kane
appearsInGenre drama film
mystery film
associatedWithTheme corruption of power
friendship and betrayal
lost ideals
characterAgeRange middle-aged to elderly in framing narrative
collegeFriendOf Charles Foster Kane
createdBy Herman J. Mankiewicz
Orson Welles
critiques Charles Foster Kane’s loss of ideals
employer Charles Foster Kane
filmDirectedBy Orson Welles
filmReleaseYear 1941
firstAppearance Citizen Kane
friendOf Charles Foster Kane
gender male
interviewedBy Jerry Thompson
languageOfWork English
loyaltyConflictWith Charles Foster Kane
loyaltyTo Charles Foster Kane’s original principles
medium film
moralStance idealistic
narrativeRole supporting character
witness in newsreel investigation
nationality American
notableScene confrontation with Kane over Susan Alexander’s opera review
occupation drama critic
journalist
partOf Citizen Kane characters ensemble
portrayedBy Joseph Cotten
relationshipToProtagonist critic of Kane’s corruption
longtime friend
servesAs moral conscience of Charles Foster Kane
storyFunction provides critical perspective on Kane’s life
workOfFiction Citizen Kane
worksFor The Inquirer

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Citizen Kane
character
Charles Foster Kane
employerOf
Charles Foster Kane
friendOf

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