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Citizen Kane has been listed among the top Hollywood movies of all time due to its exceptional storyline and the outstanding performances of the actors. The nerve-wracking story is what keeps the audience so engrossed in the film, and the overall setting of the plot is also commendable. Critics from all over the world have praised the film for its incredible cinematography and the intertwining of the minute details of the events displayed which forms the brilliant crux of the film. The plot revolving around the last uttered words from a top business tycoon is what stands out the whole idea of the movie was built around the words "Rosebud". Some deeper conflicting revelations and scandals were depicted. The film is hands down one of the best Hollywood suspense thrillers out there in the entertainment industry, which is still after so many years enjoyed by the audience. Having that perfect blend of suspense, drama, thriller, and scandal is what makes it more interesting.
Best Writing Original Screenplay | 1942 | Orson Welles
Best Acting | 1941 | George Coulouris
Character | 2021 | Orson Welles
Best Audio Commentary | 2001 | Roger Ebert
Best Actor in a Leading Role | 1942 | Orson Welles
Best Director | 1942 | Orson Welles
Best Film Editing | 1942 | Robert Wise
Best Music Scoring of a Dramatic Picture | 1942 | Bernard Herrmann
Budget 839,727 USD
Box Office Collection 23,218,000 USD
Despite all the publicity, the film was a box-office flop and was quickly consigned to the RKO vaults. At the 1941 Academy Awards, the film was booed every time one of its nine nominations was announced. It was only re-released to the public in the mid-1950s.
The camera looks up at Charles Foster Kane and his best friend Jedediah Leland and down at weaker characters like Susan Alexander Kane. This was a technique that Orson Welles borrowed from John Ford who had used it two years previously on Stagecoach (1939). Welles privately watched Stagecoach (1939) about 40 times while making this film.
The audience that watches Kane make his speech is, in fact, a still photo. To give the illusion of movement, hundreds of holes were pricked in with a pin, and lights moved about behind it.
The film's opening with just the title and no star names was unprecedented in 1941. It is now the industry norm for Hollywood blockbusters.
During filming Orson Welles received a warning that William Randolph Hearst had arranged for a naked woman to jump into his arms when he entered his hotel room, and there was also a photographer in the room to take a picture that would be used to discredit him. Welles spent the night elsewhere, and it is unknown if the warning was true.
"Mr. Bernstein: Old age. It's the only disease, Mr. Thompson, that you don't look forward to being cured of."
"Jedediah Leland: I can remember everything. That's my curse, young man. It's the greatest curse that's ever been inflicted on the human race: memory."
