TY - BOOK AU - Orson Welles AU - Orson Welles AU - Herman J. Mankiewicz AU - Joseph Cotten AU - Dorothy Comingore TI - Citizen Kane AV - PN1997 .C585 1941 PY - 1941/// CY - Unites States of America PB - RKO Radio Pictures, Mercury Productions N2 - From case cover: Hailed by critics and fans alike as one of the greatest films ever made, Citizen Kane continues to influence filmmakers and astound viewers 75 years later. Nominated for nine 1941 Academy Awards, with a win for Best Original Screenplay, Orson Welles' controversial masterpiece uses innovative flashbacks and groundbreaking cinematography to follow the epic rise and fall of a wealthy newspaper magnate. For any fan of movies, this is an essential viewing experience. From IMDb: A group of reporters are trying to decipher the last word ever spoken by Charles Foster Kane, the millionaire newspaper tycoon: "Rosebud". The film begins with a news reel detailing Kane's life for the masses, and then from there, we are shown flashbacks from Kane's life. As the reporters investigate further, the viewers see a display of a fascinating man's rise to fame, and how he eventually fell off the top of the world. ER -