A group of reporters who are trying to decipher the last word ever spoke by Charles Foster Kane, the millionaire newspaper tycoon: "Rosebud." The film begins with a news reel detailing Kane's life for the masses, and then from there, we are shown flashbacks from Kane's life. As the reporters investigate further, the viewers see a display of a fascinating man's rise to fame, and how he eventually fell off the "top of the world."
Written by Zack H.
The scene outside Ma Kane's boarding house reportedly drove Orson Welles crazy. The director always resented that, although it was set in a snowy field, the breath of the actors was not visible because the scene was actually filmed on a sound stage.
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Goofs
Factual errors:
One of the posters advertising Susan Alexander's opera appearance shown in the newsreel misspells her first name "Suzan".
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In a very rare move the director's credit is shown on the same card as the
cinematographer's. This was Welles' decision to show his thanks to
cinematographer Toland for his enormous contribution to the film.
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