Citizen Kane Movie Basics Year of Release: 1941 Running Time: 1 hrs. 59 min. MPAA Rating: Not Rated Director: Orson Welles Screenwriter: Orson Welles and Herman Mankiewicz Producers: Orson Welles Studio: RKO Pictures Synopsis Director and actor Orson Welles created this cinematic masterpiece when he was only 26 years old by telling the tragic tale of the rise and fall of newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane differently then any more produced by Hollywood up to that time. It is today widely considered the best movie ever made. conTributed by Destination Hollywood Cast Orson Welles - Charles Foster Kane Joseph Cotten - Jedediah Leland Ray Collins - Boss Jim Gettys Paul Stewart - Raymond Dorothy Comingore - Susan Alexander George Coulouris - Walter Parks Thatcher Everett Sloane - Mr. Bernstein Ruth Warwick - Emily Norton Kane Agnes Moorehead - Kane's Mother Awards and Nominations 1941 Academy Awards® Best Original Screenplay (Win) Best Picture (Nom) Best Director (Nom) Best Actor - Orson Welles (Nom) Best Cinematography (Nom) Best Art Direction (Nom) Best Editing (Nom) Best Score (Nom) Best Sound (Nom) Tribute to Citizen Kane Main Page | DH Home Citizen Kane © 1941 RKO Pictures. All rights reserved. This Tribute is not officially endorsed or authorized by RKO Pictures. Unauthorized use of this material is strictly prohibited. © 2001-2008 Destination Hollywood. All rights reserved.

Citizen Kane Charles Foster Kane ( Orson Welles ): "You know Mr. Bernstein, if I hadn't been very rich I might have been a really great man." 507 KB What year did Charles Foster Kane die? Answer How would you rate Citizen Kane? 5 Stars 4 Stars 3 Stars 2 Stars 1 Star