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Citizen Kane

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Biographical drama, produced by, directed by, co-written by and starring Orson Welles.

After the death of famous newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane, reporters try to discover the truth about his life. What was he really like, and who was Rosebud, the name he spoke just before he died? Five people each give different impressions of the tycoon.
(Welles stars in The Trial, which follows at 1.40am.)
(1941. U) (BW) (S) Rims: pp 51-80 *****

Contributors

Director/Producer:
Orson Welles
Charles Foster Kane:
Orson Welles
Jedediah Leland:
Joseph Cotten
Susan Alexander:
Dorothy Comingore
Mr Bernstein:
Everett Sloane
Big Jim Gettys:
Ray Collins
Mrs Mary Kane:
Agnes Moorehead
Walter Parks Thatcher:
George Coulouris
Raymond, head butler:
Paul Stewart
Emily Norton Kane:
Ruth Warrick
Herbert Carter:
Erskine Sanford
Jerry Thompson:
William Alland
Source: Radio Times

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