Citizen Kane
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Directed By: Orson Welles
Screenplay: Orson Welles, Herman J. Mankiewicz, John Houseman, Mollie Kent, Roger Q. Denny
Starring: Orson Welles
1941 || 119 minutes || Not Rated
Citizen Kane tells the story of a newspaper magnate, Charles Foster Kane, and his rise and fall, using a jigsaw-puzzle narrative and deep-focus camera work.
One of the most respected films ever made, Citizen Kane, was the debut picture from twenty-five-year-old writer-producer-director-star Orson Welles. Echoing the life of William Randolph Hearst, Welles crafted what Criterion calls "the definitive portrait of American megalomania" and a technical triumph that "synthesized the possibilities of sound-era filmmaking into what could be called the first truly modern movie."
This screening is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Paducah.
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