Drama / Mystery
USA,
1941, 119 min
Directed by:
Orson WellesCinematography:
Gregg TolandComposer:
Bernard HerrmannCast:
Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Agnes Moorehead, Ruth Warrick, Ray Collins, Erskine Sanford, Everett Sloane, Paul Stewart, George Coulouris (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
psychological study of Charles Foster Kane, a powerful newspaper tycoon whose idealism was corrupted as he rose to enormous wealth and power. The story unfolds as a mystery: when Mr. Kane dies uttering cryptic last words, a magazine reporter interviews the tycoon's friends in an effort to uncover the significance of the word "Rosebud." (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1942 - Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles (Best Original Screenplay)
- 1942 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1942 - Orson Welles (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1942 - Orson Welles (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1942 - Gregg Toland (Best Cinematography (Black-and-White))
- 1942 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 1942 - Bernard Herrmann (Best Original Dramatic Score)
- 1942 - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Black-and-White)
- 1942 - Best Sound Mixing
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1941 - Best Film
- 1941 - Orson Welles (Best Director)
- 1941 - Orson Welles (Best Actor)
The Saturn Awards
- 2012 - Best DVD Special Edition Release