Aired Thursday May 6, 8:00pm - 10:00pmon BBC Four HD

Citizen Kane (1941)

Drama

Frequently voted one of the best films ever made, Orson Welles's masterpiece tells the story of newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane in a series of flashbacks. A reporter is intrigued by the dying Kane's last word - rosebud - and sets out to find a new angle on the life of one of the most powerful men in America. Nine Oscar nominations resulted in only one award for the outspoken Welles - Best Screenplay.

Country
USA
Cast and crew
  • Orson WellesDirector
  • Orson WellesCharles Foster Kane
  • Joseph CottenJedediah Leland/Newsreel Reporter
  • Ruth WarrickEmily Norton Kane
  • Everett SloaneBernstein
  • Agnes MooreheadMrs. Mary Kane
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