1. 41年的画面真的糟糕……
2. 节奏感那么好，故事讲得也好，画质完全不影响观看
3. 每个情节都可以写一篇议论文……
4. 年轻的Kane像384，有位管家（最后一张无良摄屏。好像佩……
5. 结束之后有一段介绍新人演员，大家演的完全不像新人呢……
6. 这几十年时间内，多少片子讲个故事都不如Kane啊，经典是有道理的……
Citizen Kane 公民凯恩
Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film produced by, co-written by, directed by and starring Orson Welles. The picture was Welles's first feature film. The film was nominated for Academy Awards in nine categories; it won an Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) by Herman J. Mankiewicz and Welles. Considered by many critics, filmmakers, and fans to be the greatest film ever made, Citizen Kane was voted the greatest film of all time in five consecutive Sight & Sound 's polls of critics, until it was displaced by Vertigo in the 2012 poll. It topped the American Film Institute's 100 Years ... 100 Movies list in 1998, as well as AFI's 2007 update. Citizen Kane is particularly praised for its cinematography, music, and narrative structure, which were innovative for its time.
The story is a film à clef that examines the life and legacy of Charles Foster Kane, played by Welles, a character based in part upon the American newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, Chicago tycoons Samuel Insull and Harold McCormick, and aspects of Welles's own life. Upon its release, Hearst prohibited mention of the film in any of his newspapers. Kane's career in the publishing world is born of idealistic social service, but gradually evolves into a ruthless pursuit of power. Narrated principally through flashbacks, the story is told through the research of a newsreel reporter seeking to solve the mystery of the newspaper magnate's dying word: "Rosebud".
After the Broadway successes of Welles's Mercury Theatre and the controversial 1938 radio broadcast "The War of the Worlds" on The Mercury Theatre on the Air, Welles was courted by Hollywood. He signed a contract with RKO Pictures in 1939. Unusual for an untried director, he was given the freedom to develop his own story, to use his own cast and crew, and to have final cut privilege. Following two abortive attempts to get a project off the ground, he wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane, collaborating on the effort with Herman Mankiewicz. Principal photography took place in 1940 and the film received its American release in 1941.
While a critical success, Citizen Kane failed to recoup its costs at the box office. The film faded from view after its release but was subsequently returned to the public's attention when it was praised by such French critics as André Bazin and given an American revival in 1956.
The film was released on Blu-ray Disc on September 13, 2011, for a special 70th anniversary edition.
CAST
Orson Welles as Charles Foster Kane, a wealthy newspaper publisher.
Joseph Cotten as Jedediah Leland, Kane's best friend and a reporter for The Inquirer. Cotten also appears (hidden in darkness) in the News on the March screening room.
Dorothy Comingore as Susan Alexander Kane, Kane's mistress and second wife.
Everett Sloane as Mr. Bernstein, Kane's friend and employee at The Inquirer.
Ray Collins as Jim W. Gettys, Kane's political rival and the incumbent governor of New York.
George Coulouris as Walter Parks Thatcher, a banker who becomes Kane's legal guardian.
Agnes Moorehead as Mary Kane, Kane's mother.
Paul Stewart as Raymond, Kane's butler.
Ruth Warrick as Emily Monroe Norton Kane, Kane's first wife.
Erskine Sanford as Herbert Carter, editor of The Inquirer. Sanford also appears (hidden in darkness) in the News on the March screening room.
William Alland as Jerry Thompson, a reporter for News on the March. Alland also voices the narrator of the News on the March newsreel.
Harry Shannon as Jim Kane, Kane's father.
Georgia Backus as Bertha Anderson, attendant at the library of Walter Parks Thatcher.
Fortunio Bonanova as Signor Matiste, vocal coach of Susan Alexander Kane.
Sonny Bupp as Charles Foster Kane III, Kane's son.
Buddy Swan as Charles Foster Kane, age eight.
Gus Schilling as John, headwaiter at the El Rancho nightclub. Schilling also appears (hidden in darkness) in the News on the March screening room.
Philip Van Zandt as Mr. Rawlston, News on the March producer.
Charles Bennett as the entertainer at the head of the chorus line in the Inquirer party sequence
STAFF
Directed by Orson Welles
Produced by Orson Welles
Written by Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles
Music by Bernard Herrmann
Cinematography: Gregg Toland
Edited by Robert Wise
Production company: Mercury Productions
Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures
Release dates: May 1, 1941 (New York City), September 5, 1941 (United States)
Running time: 119 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $839,727
