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Citizen Kane (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780780635203
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 0780635205
Item Dimensions: 25
Label: Turner Home Ent
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 MonoEnglish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled),
Manufacturer: Turner Home Ent
MPN: T6565DVD
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Turner Home Ent
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 25, 2001
Running Time: 119 minutes
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Theatrical Release Date: 1941
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Editorial Review:
A fascinating story of idealism corrupted by wealth Citizen Kane is frequently named the greatest film of all time and is credited with inspiring more directorial careers than any other film in history. Orsen Welles and Agnes Moorehead star.Running Time: 119 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 053939656527 Manufacturer No: T6565DVD
Arguably the greatest of American films, Orson Welles's 1941 masterpiece, made when he was only 26, still unfurls like a dream and carries the viewer along the mysterious currents of time and memory to reach a mature (if ambiguous) conclusion: people are the sum of their contradictions, and can't be known easily. Welles plays newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane, taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. The result is that every well-meaning or 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. Written by Welles and Herman J. Mankiewicz, and photographed by Gregg Toland, the film is the sum of Welles's awesome ambitions as an artist in Hollywood. He pushes the limits of then-available technology to create a true magic show, a visual and aural feast that almost seems to be rising up from a viewer's subconsciousness. As Kane, Welles even ushers in the influence of Bertolt Brecht on film acting. This is truly a one-of-a-kind work, and in many ways is still the most modern of modern films from the 20th century. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Pleased
The quality of the DVD's are really good. I studied this movie as part of a "Film" elective study and it brought back the good memories. We didn't have the benefit of the 2nd disk in those days. Really interesting for those who love the movie making industry.
Rating: - This is a must see. At least for the record
I am not sure I want to jump on the bandwagon and claim that this is the greatest movie ever. However, I enjoyed it and highly recommend the dvd set. The dvd set has a documentary too. It seems that the life story of Orson Wells is as interesting as the movie and has certain resemblance to the character Kane in the movie.
Rating: - Rosebud
What a catch-phrase if there ever was one. I remember this saying from when I was a youngster. But now that I am an adult I can understand the movie for its point of view and suggestions.
Rating:  - Watch City Lights instead
Citizen Kane is not the greatest film of all time. How it garnered that reputation is far beyond me. This film is often prided on its technical innovations. The lighting, the cinematography, the editing is all done exeptionally. Lovers of the film resort to saying things like that, because the actual content of the film is banal and uninspired. Charles Foster Kane is not an interesting character. Through Well's film we learn nothing of Kane, he is one dimensional. This film is completely shallow, ... Read More
Rating: - A cinematic staple; a film that stands the test of time, proving to be one of the greatest...
Oh how the times have changed.
A film that was in all actuality a box-office flop; critically panned and literally booed at the 14th annual Oscars; a film that received nine Oscar nominations yet only received one statuette (for screenplay) rises from the ashes of a pummeling demise to become considered the greatest American film of all time. All too often this is the case; a film is either critically lauded or distained only to, with time, change the minds of the American public. `Citizen ... Read More
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