Citizen Kane
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{{Template}}'''''Citizen Kane''''' is a 1941 [[Mystery fiction|mystery]]/[[drama film]]. Released by [[RKO Pictures]], it was the first [[feature film]] directed by [[Orson Welles]]. The story traces the life and career of [[Charles Foster Kane]], a man whose career in the publishing world is born of idealistic social service, but gradually evolves into a ruthless pursuit of power. Narrated principally through [[flashback]]s, the story is revealed through the research of a newspaper reporter seeking to solve the mystery of the newspaper magnate's dying word, "rosebud." | {{Template}}'''''Citizen Kane''''' is a 1941 [[Mystery fiction|mystery]]/[[drama film]]. Released by [[RKO Pictures]], it was the first [[feature film]] directed by [[Orson Welles]]. The story traces the life and career of [[Charles Foster Kane]], a man whose career in the publishing world is born of idealistic social service, but gradually evolves into a ruthless pursuit of power. Narrated principally through [[flashback]]s, the story is revealed through the research of a newspaper reporter seeking to solve the mystery of the newspaper magnate's dying word, "rosebud." | ||
- | ''Citizen Kane'' is often cited as being one of the [[Films considered the greatest ever|most innovative works]] in the [[history of film]].{{Template}} | + | ''Citizen Kane'' is often cited as being one of the [[Films considered the greatest ever|most innovative works]] in the [[history of film]].{{GFDL}} |
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Citizen Kane is often cited as being one of the most innovative works in the history of film.
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