Citizen Kane

Orson Welles
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Citizen Kane - described by Kenneth Tynan as 'the film that was designed to shock' - is one of the best-loved and best-known movies in the history of Hollywood, and still the most staggering film debut in the history of the movies. This edition includes the complete screenplay - with stills and frame enlargements - with Pauline Kael's classic essay on how the picture came to be made.
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