Citizen Kane

USA 1941, 119 minutes, B/W
Dir. Orson Welles
Rating: [G]
Genres: Classics, Drama

Topics: Landmark, Media, Educational Resource.

Feat. Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead

Aroview: Orson Welles ground-breaking work chronicles a publishing tycoon's rise to power, told through a reporter's efforts to discover the meaning of his last words.

The innovative use of camera angles, focus and plot structure literally changed the rulebook of film-making. The result is rewarding as both entertainment and as craft, improving with each renewed acquaintance.

NZ International Film Festival 1998

Member Reviews

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5 stars (Exceptional) Surprisingly, this holds up very well and remains enjoyable. ~dr.strangelove
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5 stars (Exceptional) Worthy of the acclaim. Tells a story that rarely gets told and the themes of propaganda are offset well by a genuinely human story of a flawed individual. Follows the great philosophy that you don't need to sympathise with a character, only empathise.r ~Sevenhead
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5 stars (Exceptional) A masterpiece, but some characters can be a little bit carboard.Welles and Cotten are great and so is the way it is shot and how the story evolves ~emjay

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DVD Features

DVD includes the 1995 documentary BATTLE OVER CITIZEN KANE.

BLU-RAY includes:
- Separate Audio Commentaries with Roger Ebert OR Peter Bogdanovich.
- Interviews with Ruth Warrick and Robert Wise.
-Digitally restored picture and enhanced audio from original nitrate prints (2012).