Citizen Kane
Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'
- Release Date
- September 5, 1941
- Director
- Orson Welles
- Cast
- Orson Welles , Dorothy Comingore , Ruth Warrick
- Runtime
- 1 hour 59 minutes
- Main Genre
- Drama
- Writers
- Herman J. Mankiewicz , Orson Welles , John Houseman
- Production Company
- RKO Radio Pictures, Mercury Productions
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