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Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

Release: 1941-04-17 ·Runtime: 119m ·★ 8.0
Mystery Drama

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.

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Mercury Productions
RKO Radio Pictures

Trailers & Videos

Cast

George Coulouris George Coulouris as Walter Parks Thatcher Ruth Warrick Ruth Warrick as Emily Norton Kane John McCormack John McCormack as Man Singing at Inquirer Party (uncredited) Edmund Cobb Edmund Cobb as Inquirer Reporter (uncredited) Philip Van Zandt Philip Van Zandt as Mr. Rawlston Harry Shannon Harry Shannon as Jim Kane Larry Williams Larry Williams as Man Singing at Inquirer Party (uncredited) Fortunio Bonanova Fortunio Bonanova as Signor Matiste Jack Egan Jack Egan as Man Singing at Inquirer Party (uncredited) John Dilson John Dilson as Ward Heeler (uncredited) Edward Ryan Edward Ryan as Man in Inquirer City Room (uncredited) Erskine Sanford Erskine Sanford as Herbert Carter Milton Kibbee Milton Kibbee as Reporter at Wedding (uncredited) Eddie Dew Eddie Dew as Man in Projection Room (uncredited) Maurice Costello Maurice Costello as Extra (uncredited) John Northpole John Northpole as Newsreel Man (uncredited) Alan Ladd Alan Ladd as Reporter Smoking Pipe at End (uncredited) Jesse Graves Jesse Graves as Joseph (uncredited) Orson Welles Orson Welles as Charles Foster Kane Joseph Cotten Joseph Cotten as Jedediah Leland Everett Sloane Everett Sloane as Mr. Bernstein Arthur O'Connell Arthur O'Connell as Reporter (uncredited) Bert Stevens Bert Stevens as Man at Madison Square Garden (uncredited) Shimen Ruskin Shimen Ruskin as Hireling (uncredited) Dorothy Comingore Dorothy Comingore as Susan Alexander Kane Mike Lally Mike Lally as Newsreel Man (uncredited) Dona Dax Dona Dax as House Maid (uncredited) Cyril Ring Cyril Ring as Newspaperman at Trenton Town Hall (uncredited) Robert Dudley Robert Dudley as Photographer (uncredited) Herman J. Mankiewicz Herman J. Mankiewicz as Newspaperman (uncredited) William H. O'Brien William H. O'Brien as Secretary (uncredited) Harry Burkhardt Harry Burkhardt as Wedding Guest (uncredited) Walter James Walter James as Ward Heeler (uncredited) Charles Meakin Charles Meakin as Civic Leader (uncredited) Tim Davis Tim Davis as Copy Boy (uncredited) Paul Stewart Paul Stewart as Raymond Sam Ash Sam Ash as Man at Boat Dock (uncredited) Landers Stevens Landers Stevens as Senate Investigator (uncredited) Gus Schilling Gus Schilling as John Bob Terry Bob Terry as Newsreel Man (uncredited) Walter Sande Walter Sande as Reporter at Xanadu (uncredited) Mitchell Ingraham Mitchell Ingraham as Politician (uncredited) Gino Corrado Gino Corrado as Gino (uncredited) Suzanne Ridgway Suzanne Ridgway as Dancer (uncredited) Renee Godfrey Renee Godfrey as Nurse (uncredited) Henry Hebert Henry Hebert as Best Man at Wedding (uncredited) J.J. Clark J.J. Clark as Man Singing at Inquirer Party (uncredited) Louise Currie Louise Currie as Reporter at Xanadu (uncredited) Bud Geary Bud Geary as Newspaperman at Trenton Town Hall (uncredited) Russ Powell Russ Powell as Man at Madison Square Garden (uncredited) Buddy Messinger Buddy Messinger as Man at Boat Dock (uncredited) Larry Wheat Larry Wheat as Man Singing at Inquirer Party (uncredited) Roland Winters Roland Winters as Newspaperman at Trenton Town Hall (uncredited) Georgia Backus Georgia Backus as Bertha Anderson Gene Coogan Gene Coogan as Newsreel Man (uncredited) Louis Natheaux Louis Natheaux as Reporter (uncredited) Frank O'Connor Frank O'Connor as Man at Madison Square Garden (uncredited) Edith Evanson Edith Evanson as Leland's Nurse (uncredited) Olin Francis Olin Francis as Expressman (uncredited) William Alland William Alland as Jerry Thompson/Narrator Lew Harvey Lew Harvey as Newspaperman (uncredited) Benny Rubin Benny Rubin as Smather (uncredited) Sonny Bupp Sonny Bupp as Charles Foster Kane III Frank McLure Frank McLure as (uncredited) Edward Peil Jr. Edward Peil Jr. as Civic Leader (uncredited) Ray Collins Ray Collins as Jim W. Gettys Agnes Moorehead Agnes Moorehead as Mary Kane