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 |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character → |
| appearsIn |
Citizen Kane
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newsreel investigation segments in Citizen Kane → |
| appearsInGenre |
drama film
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mystery film → |
| associatedWithTheme |
corruption of power
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friendship and betrayal → lost ideals → |
| characterAgeRange |
middle-aged to elderly in framing narrative
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| collegeFriendOf |
Charles Foster Kane
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| createdBy |
Herman J. Mankiewicz
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Orson Welles → |
| critiques |
Charles Foster Kane’s loss of ideals
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| employer |
Charles Foster Kane
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| filmDirectedBy |
Orson Welles
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| filmReleaseYear |
1941
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| firstAppearance |
Citizen Kane
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| friendOf |
Charles Foster Kane
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| gender |
male
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| interviewedBy |
Jerry Thompson
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| languageOfWork |
English
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| loyaltyConflictWith |
Charles Foster Kane
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| loyaltyTo |
Charles Foster Kane’s original principles
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| medium |
film
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| moralStance |
idealistic
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| narrativeRole |
supporting character
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witness in newsreel investigation → |
| nationality |
American
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| notableScene |
confrontation with Kane over Susan Alexander’s opera review
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| occupation |
drama critic
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journalist → |
| partOf |
Citizen Kane characters ensemble
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| portrayedBy |
Joseph Cotten
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| relationshipToProtagonist |
critic of Kane’s corruption
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longtime friend → |
| servesAs |
moral conscience of Charles Foster Kane
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| storyFunction |
provides critical perspective on Kane’s life
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| workOfFiction |
Citizen Kane
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| worksFor |
The Inquirer
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Citizen Kane
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character |
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Charles Foster Kane
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employerOf |
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Charles Foster Kane
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friendOf |