Starring: Ray Collins, Harry Shannon, Alan Ladd, Arthur O'Connell, Dorothy Comingore, Erskine Sanford, George Coulouris, Paul Stewart, Everett Sloane, William Alland, Orson Welles, Agnes Moorehead, Ruth Warwick, Philip van Zandt, Fortunio Bonanova, Joseph Cotten

Directed by: Orson Welles

In May of 1941, RKO Radio Pictures released a controversial film by a 25 year old, first-time director. That premiere of Orson Welles' Citizen Kane was to have a profound and lasting effect on the art of motion pictures. It has been hailed as the best American film ever made, and it's as powerful a film today as it was fifty years ago. It earned eight Academy Award nominations, and won the Oscar for Best Screenplay. Through its unique jigsaw-puzzle storyline, inventive cinematography, brilliant ensemble acting, and direction by Welles, the story of Charles Foster Kane is a fascinating portrait of America's love of power and materialism, and the corruption it sometimes fosters. Like all great films, Citizen Kane is a memorable fusion of cinematic art and marvellous entertainment.

As tribute to the 50th Anniversary of Citizen Kane, many of the most eminent names in the world of cinema reflect on the importance and appeal of this monumental cinematic ahievement in Reflections On Citizen Kane.

Technical Details

Certification: U
Duration: 114 mins
Cat. No: 0518943(UNIVERSAL PICTURES VIDEO)
Category: Drama:General

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