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Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film directed by, produced by and starring Orson Welles and co-written by Welles and Herman J. Mankiewicz. It was Welles's first feature film. [5] Citizen Kane is frequently cited as the greatest film ever made. [6]
During World War II, Citizen Kane was not seen in most European countries. It was shown in France for the first time on July 10, 1946, at the Marbeuf theater in Paris. [7]: 34–35 [a] Initially most French film critics were influenced by the negative reviews of Jean-Paul Sartre in 1945 and Georges Sadoul in 1946.
The Battle Over Citizen Kane is a 1996 American documentary film directed and produced by Thomas Lennon and Michael Epstein, from a screenplay by Lennon and Richard Ben Cramer, who also narrates. [1] It chronicles the clash between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over the production and release of Welles's 1941 film Citizen Kane ...
"Citizen Kane," 80 this May, remains firmly established as the greatest movie ever. It's even got its own movie bio, "Mank," nominated for 10 Oscars.
Yes, Herman Mankiewicz and Orson Welles feuded, but it was the long reach of William Randolph Hearst's publishing empire that did everything it could to bury Citizen Kane upon arrival.
For all the piles of research and miles of column inches that have been devoted to it, the controversy over the creative authorship of “Citizen Kane” — a kerfuffle that’s now 50 years old ...
Xanadu is the fictional estate of Charles Foster Kane, the title character of the film Citizen Kane (1941). The estate derives its name from the ancient city of Xanadu , known for its splendor. Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California , has been considered to be the main inspiration for Xanadu, due to the William Randolph Hearst /Kane comparison ...
Mank is a 2020 American biographical drama film about screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz and his development of the screenplay for the 1941 film Citizen Kane.It was directed by David Fincher based on a screenplay written by his late father Jack Fincher and was produced by Ceán Chaffin, Douglas Urbanski, and Eric Roth.