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Citizen Kane

1941 · Movie · NR · 119 min · ★ 8.0

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Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.

Also known as Citoyen Kane

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Details
Years
1941
Release date
1941-04-17
Language
English
Rated
NR
Runtime
119 min
TMDB rating
8.0/10 (6,066 votes)
Budget
$839,727

Themes

  • media tycoon
  • florida
  • art collector
  • newspaper
  • capitalist
  • journalist
  • sleigh
  • banker
  • american dream
  • failure
  • money
  • black and white
  • +4 more

Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1942
  • National Board of Review Award — Best Film
  • National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
  • Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1942 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Original Dramatic Score · 1942 · nominated
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  • Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1942 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 1942 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1942 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Black and White · 1942 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Sound · 1942 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Picture · 1942 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Director · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Orson Welles