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Orson Wells was 26 when he made his first feature film Citizen Kane. The film became known as one of the greatest of all time and earned him international celebrity. The story is about the publishing business and how one thrill-seeker’s struggle for power negatively affected everybody he came in contact with and eventually lead to a merciless war.
Cast View all
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Joseph Cotten | Jedediah Leland |
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Dorothy Comingore | Susan Alexander Kane |
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Agnes Moorehead | Mary Kane |
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Ruth Warrick | Emily Monroe Norton Kane |
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Ray Collins | James W. Gettys |
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Erskine Sanford | Herbert Carter |
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Everett Sloane | Mr. Bernstein |
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William Alland | Jerry Thompson |
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Paul Stewart | Raymond |
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George Coulouris | Walter Parks Thatcher |
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Fortunio Bonanova | Matiste |
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Gus Schilling | The Headwaiter |
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Philip Van Zandt | Mr. Rawlston |
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Georgia Backus | Miss Anderson |
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Harry Shannon | Kane's Father |
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Sonny Bupp | Kane III |
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Buddy Swan | Kane - Age Eight |
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Orson Welles | Kane |
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Don Ackerman | Man at Party in Everglades |
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Loretta Agar | Dancing Girl |
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John Alban | Reporter |
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Demetrius Alexis | Newsreel Man |
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Peter Allen | Man in Senate Investigating Committee |
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William Alston | Man at Xanadu Great Hall |
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Baudelio Alva | Newsreel Man |
Crew
| Director | Orson Welles |
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| Writer | Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles, John Houseman, Roger Q. Denny, Mollie Kent | |
| Producer | George Schaefer, Orson Welles | |
| Musician | Bernard Herrmann | |
| Photography | Gregg Toland | |
Personal
| Quantity | 1 |
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| Added Date | Mar 10, 2012 13:58:29 |
| Modified Date | Jan 11, 2023 16:41:54 |
Notes
50th Anniversary edition. The new transfer is darker than the '87 Criterion, has more details and less video noise. It also offers slightly more picture. This version shares many of the scratches and flaws with the old criterion. It also has a serious splice across the image in the opening fence pan.
"Criterion has improved on the transfer of its renowned first edition ... the contrast is snappier and the blacks are much deeper than before, with no loss of detail. And the audio has now been digitized." -Bob Stephens, San Francisco Examiner
Orson Welles' masterpiece, based on the life of newspaper big-wig William Randolph Hearst, is considered by many to be the best film of all time and features an all-star cast (including Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, and Agnes Moorehead). Criterion's spectacular re-release, featuring an all-new transfer, is the best Kane seen-and heard-in half a century!
The 50th Anniversary CAV edition contains:
The Making of a Film Classic, a visual essay by Kane scholar Robert L. Carringer, fully illustrated with publicity photos, sketches, and storyboards
200 additional photos and sketches
The original theatrical trailer, made by Welles from original material not included in the movie itself
Hearts of Age, a rarely seen early film by Welles
The Legacy of Citizen Kane, a new and exclusive video tribute to Orson Welles that includes 35 noted directors and cinematographers who share their thoughts on Welles and Citizen Kane.