Citizen Kane
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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"No debut film since Citizen Kane in 1942 has been as influential."
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2022
"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
In 1939, John Houseman joined Welles in Hollywood and helped edit the Citizen Kane script.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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