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Citizen Kane poster
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Masterwork
MASTER SCORE 85.8 / 100
1941·Drama / Mystery·1h 59m

CITIZEN KANE

“Some called him a hero...others called him a heel.”

Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.

Above the Line
Orson Welles·DirectorOrson Welles·ScreenplayHerman J. Mankiewicz·ScreenplayGregg Toland·Director of PhotographyBernard Herrmann·Original Music ComposerRobert Wise·Editor
Cast
Orson Welles·Charles Foster KaneJoseph Cotten·Jedediah LelandDorothy Comingore·Susan Alexander KaneRay Collins·Jim W. GettysGeorge Coulouris·Walter Parks ThatcherAgnes Moorehead·Mary KanePaul Stewart·RaymondRuth Warrick·Emily Norton KaneErskine Sanford·Herbert CarterWilliam Alland·Jerry Thompson/Narrator
Full Crew
(7 credits)
Directing· 1
Orson Welles·Director
Writing· 2
Orson Welles·ScreenplayHerman J. Mankiewicz·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Gregg Toland·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Robert Wise·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Bernard Herrmann·Original Music Composer
Production· 1
Orson Welles·Producer
By the Numbers
85.8
OF 100
Master Score
8.2
OF 10
IMDb
99%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$23M
ROI 266495%
Worldwide Gross
1
1 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Intrigue, Mystery
Composition
Layered
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Painted

“The movie poster features three faces and the title. A man with light skin and short hair looks down from the upper right. Below him and to the left, a blonde w”

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Key Elements
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Atmosphere
Muted
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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