DVD 119 mins
PG
Citizen Kane - 60th Anniversary Edition
Warner Bros. (1941)
In Collection
#129

Seen It:
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Owner:
Ben
Drama
USA  /  English

Orson Welles
Dorothy Comingore
Joseph Cotten
Agnes Moorehead
Ray Collins
George Coulouris

Director Orson Welles; Thomas Lennon
Producer Orson Welles; Thomas Lennon
Writer Orson Welles; Thomas Lennon

A Double-Disc Set

Orson Welles' timeless masterwork (#1 in the American Film Institute's 1998 list of Best American Movies) is more than a groundbreaking film. Presented here in a magnificent 60th anniversary digital transfer with revitalized digital audio from the highest quality surviving elements (Disc One), it is also grand entertainment, sharply acted (starting many of Welles' Mercury Players on the road to thriving film careers) and superbly directed with inspired visual flair. Depicting the controversial life of an influential publishing tycoon, this Best Original Screenplay Academy Award® winner (1941) is rooted in themes of power, corruption, vanity -- the American Dream lost in the mystery of a dying man's last word: "Rosebud."

"A two-hour tornado of a documentary" (Time) nominated for the 1995 Best Documentary Oscar®, The Battle Over Citizen Kane (Disc Two) chronicles the titanic clash between Welles, RKO Studios and publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst, whose life and accomplishments reportedly inspired Citizen Kane.
Narrated by Richard Ben Cramer

Edition Details
Barcode 053939656527
Region Region 1
Chapters 31
Release Date 9/25/2001
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio Standard 1.33:1 Color
Subtitles English; French; Portuguese; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 2

Features
Disc 1: Disc One: Citizen Kane Features:
Two Feature-Length Audio Commentaries: One by Film Critic Roger Ebert and the Other by Director/Welles Biographer Peter Bogdanovich
1941 Movie Premiere Newsreel
Gallery Of Storyboards
Rare Photos
Alternate Ad Campaigns
Studio Correspondence
Call Sheets and Other Memorabilia
Interactive Menus
Theatrical Trailer
Production Notes
Filmmaker Postscripts and Awards Data
Scene Access

Disc Two: The Battle Over Citizen Kane Features:
Welles Filmography
Personal Details
Purchase Date 2/23/2007
Purchase Price $10.00
Store Best Buy
Condition New (Still Sealed)
Current Value $19.99
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