"Citizen Kane": Read The Screenplay By Herman J. Mankiewicz & Orson Welles
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One of the WGA's "Greatest Screenplays" ever written (ranked fourth), "Citizen Kane" is an Orson Welles' masterpiece. He and his writing partner, Herman J. Mankiewicz, received an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay in 1942. And, for your consideration, we offer this undated and duplicate draft of the "Citizen Kane" prost-production draft. Free, of course, from 8FLiX and Warner Bros.
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Alone at his fantastic estate known as Xanadu, 70-year-old Charles Foster Kane dies, uttering only the single word Rosebud. So ends the odyssey of a life ... and begins a fabulous tale of the rise to wealth and power--and ultimate fall--of a complex man: A boy abandoned by his parents inherits a fortune, builds a global newspaper empire and aspires to become President of the United States, but he loses everything over an affair with an untalented nightclub singer.
This fascinating story unfolds through the eyes of the people important to the tycoon--each showing a different aspect of Citizen Kane. Warner Bros.
"Citizen Kane" Screenplay Details.
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| Type | ... |
DUPLICATE
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| Version | ... | Final |
| Date | ... | [undated] |
| Pages | ... | 163 |
| Genres | ... | ComedyMystery |
| Screenplay | ... | Herman J. MankiewiczOrson Welles |
| IMDb ID | ... | 0033467 |
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