Bibliograph

Citizen Kane, an RKO Radio picture ; a Mercury production ; screenwriters, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles ; produced & directed by Orson Welles

Type

Label

Citizen Kane, an RKO Radio picture ; a Mercury production ; screenwriters, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles ; produced & directed by Orson Welles

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rated PG

Main title

Citizen Kane

Medium

DVD

Oclc number

48011132

Responsibility statement

an RKO Radio picture ; a Mercury production ; screenwriters, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles ; produced & directed by Orson Welles

Runtime

239

Summary

An all-powerful press magnate, Kane, dies in his fabulous castle Xanadu, his last word being "Rosebud", which leads a reporter to seek the meaning behind the word and find the meaning of Kane. Prominant publisher, William Randolph Hearst, saw the film as a thinly disguised version of his career and attempted to suppress it

Table Of Contents

Special features: Disc 1. Cast & crew ; Commentary with Peter Bogdanovich ; Commentary with Rogert Ebert ; New York premiere footage ; Theatrical trailer ; The production: storyboards, call sheets & still gallery ; Post production: deleted scenes, ad campaign, press book & opening night ; Production notes: In the beginning, On the set, Postscripts, awards and honors ; Interview with Ruth Warrick -- Disc 1. Welles filmographies ; Web links ; Documentary "The battle over Citizen Kane" that originally appeared on the PBS television program "The American experience."

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Classification