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Citizen Kane

(DVD - - 2001)
Average Rating: 2 stars out of 5.
Citizen Kane


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Citizen Kane: The story of Charles Foster Kane, a newspaper tycoon whose life is investigated by a magazine reporter trying to discover the meaning of Kane's dying word: "Rosebud".
The battle over Citizen Kane: Examines the lives of William Randolph Hearst, the powerful newspaper magnate, and

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Citizen Kane: The story of Charles Foster Kane, a newspaper tycoon whose life is investigated by a magazine reporter trying to discover the meaning of Kane's dying word: "Rosebud".
The battle over Citizen Kane: Examines the lives of William Randolph Hearst, the powerful newspaper magnate, and director/actor, Orson Welles as they clashed over Welles first film: "Citizen Kane". Hearst's reaction upon learning about the film, which portrayed him unfavorably, was to work to suppress it and destroy Welles. Major movie theater chains refused to show "Citizen Kane", and Welles' masterpiece virtually disappeared for almost 25 years. Never again would Orson Welles gain control of a major Hollywood production.

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Imprint: Burbank, CA - Warner Home Video
Pages: 119
Edition: Two-disc special ed standard format
ISBN: 0780635205
Language: English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish
Other language: [In English; with optional subtitles in English, French, Portuguese or Spanish, Closed-captioned]
Awards & Distinctions: Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay (Mankiewicz & Welles), 1942
Credits: Photography, Gregg Toland ; editing, Robert Wise ; music composed and conducted by Bernard Herrmann.
Performers: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Agnes Moorehead, Ruth Warrick, Ray Collins, Erskine Sanford, Everett Sloane, William Alland, Paul Stewart, George Coulouris.
Notes: DVD, region 1; Dolby digital mono
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1941
Special features (disc 1): optional audio commentary by filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich; optional audio commentary by film critic Roger Ebert; RKO/Pathe News newsreel footage from the New York premiere of the film (1 min.); theatrical trailer (4 min.); storyboard gallery; call sheet gallery; still gallery of memorable moments from the film & candid on-set photography; reconstructions of deleted scenes; advertising art gallery; excerpts from the souvenir program given to opening-night audiences at the New York and Los Angeles premieres; photographs from & correspondence concerning the New York premiere of the film; 4-part production notes ("In the beginning", "On the set", "Postscripts", "Awards and honors")
Disc 1. Citizen Kane (119 min.) -- disc 2. The battle over Citizen Kane / hosted by David McCullough ; produced by Thomas Lennon, Michael Epstein ; written by Richard Ben Cramer & Thomas Lennon ; edited by Ken Eluto ; narrated by Richard Ben Cramer ; directors of photography, Greg Andracke, Michael Chin ; original music composed and orchestrated by Brian Keane ; a Lennon Documentary Group film for The American experience ; WGBH Educational Foundation ; (c1996, 113 min., col. with b&w sequences)
Statement of responsibility: an RKO Radio Picture ; a Mercury production by Orson Welles ; original screen play, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles ; direction-production, Orson Welles
Characteristics: 2 videodiscs (119 min., 113 min.) :,sd., b&w, col. with b&w sequences ;,4 3/4 in.
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May 03, 2013
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  • THUD55 rated this: 4.5 stars out of 5.

I enjoyed the extras to this disk set. I did not know about the fighting and uproar this movie cause and how young Orson was when he did this movie. Now I am not surprised that he didn't win best picture in 1941. before I saw the extras I always wondered why the movie did not win since it is considered one of the best movies of all time.

Apr 16, 2013
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  • PatrickLongworth1969 rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

Two dvds. Quite a lot of content for seven days and quite a lot to get through, this time I skipped much of the special features. I watched the movie and found it intriguing the way it started out with visuals at first (later it ended with similar visuals). How Kane came to leave his family seemed far fetched to my way of thinking but considering the times it was set in, perhaps it was something that happened? As Kane moves on through his career and life (career seemingly before his married and social life) he becomes something of a sympathetic figure at least for his imagined, if not realistic, stance for the poor and marginalized. His accusing friend came off as quite the awful person too. Kane's slow slide into solitude is saddening. This is a great film which also includes "The American Experience" comparison investigation of Orson Welles and his adversary Hearst (the newspaper publisher/owner).

Jan 07, 2013
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  • marcellmurray rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

Absolutely stunning! That was the greatest and funniest 2 hours of my movie experience of the old days! Orson Wells is a genius! 5/5 Stars!!!

Dec 17, 2012
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  • Monolith rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

Grand, innovative, brilliant film. What an incredibly gifted and talented human being was Orson Welles to have co-written, directed, produced, edited, and starred in such a spectacular epic as this... AT 24 YEARS OLD. Very interesting commentary by Peter Bogdanovich and Roger Ebert on Welles' creative cinematography concepts such as 'deep focus', 'cut-less' sequences, etc. FIVE STARS.

Jun 25, 2012
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  • sdelao rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

What else can I add to what has already been said of this movie? Amazing.

Jun 19, 2012
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  • britprincess1 rated this: 3.5 stars out of 5.

Everyone should see this film, but I beg to differ with the unofficial but implied subtitle "The Greatest Film Of All Time". I really think its impact on the studio system and Hollywood's belief in one individual as a director/writer/producer/actor for a picture, rather than its actual content, is why it is remembered.

Apr 29, 2012
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  • aaa5756 rated this: 4 stars out of 5.

Very well done movie I would recommend this movie for all to see. No fast forwarding on this one.

Jan 18, 2012
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  • btmslt rated this: 3 stars out of 5.

A good look at a ruthless businessman who regretted his mother's decision to give him up for his best interests. It is based upon Hearst's life but what is fact or fiction is for those who really know the mogul.

Dec 22, 2011
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  • kwarah rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

Far more than it's creative content or artistic significance, this film made name for itself by creating more wars between the producer, Hollywood & the powerful media mogul of his time, William Randolf Hearst (Citizen Kane). The 24yrs old young Producer trying to make name for himself at the expense of powerful moguls of society, moving from New York to Hollywood & contemplating to shake the grounds of the powerful elites in society, ended up being CONDEMNED as "communist", therefore for decades under the investigation of the FBI, while William Randolf Hearst (Citizen Kane) held HOLLYWOOD HOSTAGE by accusing & BLACKMAILING the HOLLYWOOD FILM INDUSTRY monopolized by Jews refugees from Germany ONLY. VERY CONTROVERSIAL FILM!!!

Jul 08, 2011
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  • KerrAvon rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

AWESOME FILM! Obviously modeled on William Randolf Hearst's life (with a little bit of Welles' too!) Note:in the opening scene, who hears him say rosebud? The nurse arrives after he says it. This is how clever the film is! Later we learn his old friend Bernstein was with him "till the end", so it must of been him! The film is full of things you don't immediately catch until repeated viewings. All time classic!

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Jan 07, 2013
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  • marcellmurray rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

"I would like to run a newspaper company because I think it would be fun............I would like to run a newspaper......because I THINK IT WOULD BE FUN!!!??"

Sep 13, 2011
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  • blahblahman75947efdjkf rated this: 5 stars out of 5.

Rosebud......

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