Citizen Kane

noun

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

Example Sentences

He titles that screenplay American, but it eventually becomes Citizen Kane.

From Vox

The first layer of this movie is a decades-long argument over who is actually responsible for the masterpiece that is Citizen Kane.

From Vox

Hearst — who is played in Mank by Charles Dance — wasn’t dead when Citizen Kane came out in 1941, but otherwise the contours of his life were eerily similar to Kane’s.

From Vox

Bruce Karsh, president of Oaktree Capital Management, is something of a reluctant Citizen Kane.

From The Daily Beast

Orson Welles was never restored; he never came back with another big movie like Citizen Kane.

From The Daily Beast

Lots of Citizen Kane, plenty of Kurosawa and Fellini, not quite as much French New Wave as you might think.

From The Daily Beast

After being on top for 50 years, Citizen Kane has been deposed—by Vertigo—as the greatest film of all time.

From The Daily Beast

It has already been compared to Citizen Kane, The Godfather, and Balzac.

From The Daily Beast