Citizen Kane(1941)

Poster of Citizen Kane

Synopsis

A psychological study of Charles Foster Kane, a powerful newspaper tycoon whose idealism was corrupted as he rose to enourmous wealth and power. The story unfolds as a mystery: when Mr. Kane dies uttering cryptic last words, a magazine reporter interviews the tycoon's friends in an effort to uncover the significance of the word "Rosebud."
A psychological study of Charles Foster Kane, a powerful newspaper tycoon whose idealism was corrupted as he rose to enourmous wealth and power. The story unfolds as a mystery: when Mr. Kane dies uttering cryptic last words, a magazine …
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In Theaters

  • January 1, 1941

MPAA Rating

Not Rated

Genres

Drama

Run Time

1 hour 59 minutes

Distributors

RKO Radio Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution

Box Office

$977,329

Directors

Orson Welles

Director

CAST

Orson Welles

Charles Foster Kane

Joseph Cotten

Jed Leland

Dorothy Comingore

Susan Alexander Kane

Everett Sloane

Bernstein

Ruth Warrick

Emily Monroe Norton Kane

Ray Collins

Boss Jim Gettys
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