About this release
A fascinating story of idealism corrupted by wealth, Citizen Kane is frequently named the greatest film of all time and is credited with inspiring more directorial careers than any other film in history. Orsen Welles and Agnes Moorehead star.
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Disc 1
DVD
Citizen Kane (1941)
119 min
MysteryDrama
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.
Credits
Director
Orson Welles
Writer
Orson Welles
Herman J. Mankiewicz
Cast
Orson Wellesas Charles Foster Kane
Joseph Cottenas Jedediah Leland
Dorothy Comingoreas Susan Alexander Kane
Ray Collinsas Jim W. Gettys
George Coulourisas Walter Parks Thatcher
Agnes Mooreheadas Mary Kane
Paul Stewartas Raymond
Ruth Warrickas Emily Norton Kane
Erskine Sanfordas Herbert Carter
William Allandas Jerry Thompson/Narrator
Cinematographer
Gregg Toland
Composer
Bernard Herrmann
Editor
Robert Wise
Producer
Orson Welles
Images
Release Details
- Packaging
- Keep Case
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- August 2, 2026