Principal cast
Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Ray Collins and George Coulouris
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Citizen Kane
Some called him a hero...others called him a heel.
About the film
Citizen Kane at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1941 film at stop 1 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.
Key craft credits
Gregg Toland (director of photography), Robert Wise (editor), Bernard Herrmann (original music composer), Herman J. Mankiewicz (screenplay) and Orson Welles (screenplay)
- Director
- Orson Welles
- Release
- 1941-04-17
- Runtime
- 119 minutes
- Genres
- Mystery and Drama
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
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Before you watch
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After the film
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
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Watch the spoiler-free guide before the film. After watching Citizen Kane through a lawful service of your choice, return for the analysis and a five-question sample quiz.
Before you watch
A spoiler-free introduction to the context and craft worth noticing. This is a Screen Path learning video, not the film.
Spoilers ahead
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After the film
An in-depth Screen Path analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Full cast
Full cast
- Orson WellesCharacter: Charles Foster Kane
- Joseph CottenCharacter: Jedediah Leland
- Dorothy ComingoreCharacter: Susan Alexander Kane
- Ray CollinsCharacter: Jim W. Gettys
- George CoulourisCharacter: Walter Parks Thatcher
- Agnes MooreheadCharacter: Mary Kane
- Paul StewartCharacter: Raymond
- Ruth WarrickCharacter: Emily Norton Kane
- Erskine SanfordCharacter: Herbert Carter
- William AllandCharacter: Jerry Thompson/Narrator
- Everett SloaneCharacter: Mr. Bernstein
- Fortunio BonanovaCharacter: Signor Matiste
Full crew
Full crew
- Orson WellesCredits: Screenplay, Director, Producer
- Herman J. MankiewiczCredits: Screenplay
- Vernon L. WalkerCredits: Special Effects
- Bernard HerrmannCredits: Original Music Composer, Conductor
- Van Nest PolglaseCredits: Art Direction
- Edward StevensonCredits: Costume Design
- Gregg TolandCredits: Director of Photography
- Robert WiseCredits: Editor
- James G. StewartCredits: Sound Recordist
- Bailey FeslerCredits: Sound Recordist
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