Citizen Kane (1941)
poster Citizen Kane
IMDb Rating:
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8.4/10 (268.5K votes)

Country:United States, 119 minutes

Spoken languages:English

Genres:Drama, Mystery

Director(s):Orson Welles

Number: 147

Storyline:
A group of reporters are trying to decipher the last word ever spoken by Charles Foster Kane, the millionaire newspaper tycoon: "Rosebud." The film begins with a news reel detailing Kane's life for the masses, and then from there, we are shown flashbacks from Kane's life. As the reporters investigate further, the viewers see a display of a fascinating man's rise to fame, and how he eventually fell off the top of the world.

Cast:
Joseph Cotten (as Jedediah Leland), Dorothy Comingore (as Susan Alexander Kane), Agnes Moorehead (as Mary Kane), Ruth Warrick (as Emily Monroe Norton Kane), Ray Collins (as James W. Gettys)