Orson Welles
ABOUT THE MOVIE
The film traces the life and career of Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles), a man whose career in the publishing world is born of idealistic social service, but gradually evolves into a ruthless pursuit of power. Narrated principally through flashbacks, the story is revealed through the research of a newspaper reporter seeking to solve the mystery of the newspaper magnate's dying word: "Rosebud."
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Movie: CITIZEN KANE
Country: USA
Year: 1941
Running time: 114 minutes
Directed by: Orson Welles
Written by: Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson
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