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1941 · 1h 59m · PG · Mystery · Drama
Rotten Tomatoes 99%Metacritic 100/100IMDb 8.2/10TMDB 8.0/10 (6,147 votes)
Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film directed, produced by, and starring Orson Welles and co-written by Welles and Herman J. Mankiewicz, and was Welles's first feature film. The quasi-biographical film examines the life and legacy of Charles Foster Kane, played by Welles, a composite character based on American media barons William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, and Chicago tycoons Samuel Insull and Harold McCormick, as well as aspects of the screenwriters' own lives.
Directed by Orson Welles
Box office $23M worldwide
Plugged In notes the film lauds innocence, kindness and love while illustrating the corrupting nature of power; Common Sense Media and Movie Mom rate it suitable for families with guidance.[1][2][3]
Representation: Central character is a White man. Only men are seen working at the newspaper or in positions of power.[1]
Family reviews:Plugged In ↗Common Sense Media ↗Dove ↗Movieguide ↗
Cast & crew political lean — 2 of 25 researched: 0 left · 0 center · 0 right · 2 no public record. Based only on cited public statements, endorsements, and documented donations.
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