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Citizen Kane

American  

noun

  1. an American film (1941), directed by and starring Orson Welles.


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He told Heritage auctions how he was making the film Explorers in 1984 on the same studio that was formerly owned by RKO Radio Pictures, which produced Citizen Kane.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025

"Cuban cigars and sevruga caviar," the "Citizen Kane" director replied.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2022

We have not really had a Citizen Kane of the digital age, but Musk might be it.

From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2022

Citizen Kane beats the Cute One: Orson Welles had a magnificent voice, and in 1982 he won the Grammy for best spoken word, documentary or drama recording for reading the sci-fi novel “Donovan’s Brain.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2022

Citizen Kane was nominated for nine Academy Awards.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow