Citizen Kane (2-Disc Set) (US Version) DVD Region 1

CITIZEN KANE is Orson Welles's greatest achievement--and a landmark of cinema history. The story charts the rise and fall of a newspaper publisher whose wealth and power ultimately isolates him in his castle-like refuge. The film's protagonist, Charles Foster Kane, was based on a composite of Howard Hughes and William Randolph Hearst--so much so that Hearst tried to have the film suppressed. Every aspect of the production marked an advance in film language: the deep focus and deeply shadowed cinematography (from Gregg Toland); the discontinuous narrative, relying heavily on flashbacks and newsreel footage (propelled by a script largely written by Herman L. Mankiewicz); the innovative use of sound and score (sound by Bailey Fesler and James G. Stewart, music composed and conducted by Bernard Herrmann); and the ensemble acting forged in the fires of Welles's Mercury Theatre (featuring the film debuts of, among others, Joseph Cotten, Everett Sloane, and Agnes Moorehead). Every moment of the film, every shot, has been choreographed to perfection. The film is essential viewing, quite possibly the greatest film ever made and, along with THE BIRTH OF A NATION, certainly the most influential.

"...A tour de force of style and an ultimately tragic epic of a quintessentially American captain of industry, it is timelessly brilliant and incisive..." - Kevin, Thomas (Film critic), Los Angeles Times, 07/23/1998

"...Its surface is as much fun as any movie ever made. Its depths surpass understanding....CITIZEN KANE is more than a great movie; it is a gathering of all the lessons of the emerging era of sound..." - Roger, Ebert (Critic and screenwriter), Chicago Sun-Times, 05/24/1998

"...[A] masterpiece....[The film] seems more relevant than ever..." - Brad, Stevens (Sight and Sound Critic), Sight and Sound, 08/01/2003

"...KANE remains a source of fascination and inspiration..." - Neil, Smith (Total Film Critic), Total Film, 08/01/2003

"...Packed with cool effects and a surprise ending unsurpassed even by THE SIXTH SENSE..." - Entertainment Weekly Staff (Entertainment Weekly Staff), Entertainment Weekly, 01/11/2002

"...It introduced a number of lively, nonlinear storytelling techniques..." - Premiere Staff (Premiere Staff), Premiere, 12/01/2003

"Eerily, it seems to predict the arc of Welles's career, one of great promise eventually betrayed or sold short. Time will never diminish the worth of this movie." - Andy, Webster (Premiere Critic), Premiere, 05/01/2006

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Product Title:	Citizen Kane (2-Disc Set) (US Version) Citizen Kane (2-Disc Set) (US Version) Citizen Kane (2-Disc Set) (US Version) Citizen Kane (2-Disc Set) (US Version) Citizen Kane (2-Disc Set) (US Version)
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Director:	Orson Welles Orson Welles Orson Welles Ｏｒｓｏｎ Ｗｅｌｌｅｓ Orson Welles
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Release Date:	2001-09-25
UPC Code:	053939656527
Language:	English
Subtitles:	English, Spanish, French, Portuguese
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Black & White
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	PG (MPAA)
Publisher:	Warner Home Video
Other Information:	2 DVDs
Package Weight:	172 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004363242

Director: Orson Welles

DVD Features:

2-Disc Set
Region 1
Disc 1: CITIZEN KANE
Full Frame - 1.33
Additional Release Material:
Bonus Footage: 1941 World Premiere Newsreel
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Audio Commentary:
1. Roger Ebert - Film Critic
2. Peter Bogdanovich - Biographer
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos: Gallery of Rare Photos, Correspondence, etc.
Publicity
Storyboards
Disc 2: Supplementary Material
Additional Release Material:
Bonus Footage: Rare Footage from Hearst's San Simeon Estate and Welles' Historic "War of the Worlds" Broadcast
Documentary: THE BATTLE OVER CITIZEN KANE
Production Interviews:
1. Orson Welles - Director
2. Cast & Crew
Text/Photo Galleries:
Biographies:
1. Orson Welles - Director
2. William Randolph Hearst - Subject