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Citizen Kane (1941)

Orson Welles, Dorothy Comingore, and Ruth Warrick in Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane
PG
Drama
Mystery

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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