Citizen Kane Resources

Check out this site to find out why movie critics give Kane a perfect 100% rating.

This site will give you a decent rundown on why Kane is such a great movie. If you still disagree though, that's totally cool.

This is your one-stop shop for any info you might need on the specs of this movie, including cast and crew and some pretty great trivia.

For an incredible spoof of Citizen Kane, track down a copy of this incredible episode of The Simpsons, where the old Mr. Burns relives Kane's final moments and spends the rest of the episode trying to track down his childhood bear Bobo.

This article will give you the scoop on the bitter battle that took place between Orson Welles and millionaire William Randolph Hearst over the movie's release in 1941.

Now that Kane has long been considered the greatest movie ever, critic Matthew Sweet asks us all if Kane is still the best of if it's losing some of its mojo.

This article takes a close look at what—if anything—makes Citizen Kane a good movie.

It's a pretty early era for movie trailers, but here's the one you would have seen in the buildup to Kane. So what do you think? Does it make you want to see the movie?

Ah yes. Here's the Kane we all know and love, telling Mr. Thatcher how he plans on losing money on his newspaper if it means helping the poor people of America.

Legendary director sits down to tell all of us why he as a filmmaker thinks Kane is so darn good. But that doesn't mean you have to be convinced.

Famous critics Siskel and Ebert give us a walkthrough of why Kane is so awesome. And we even get to watch the movie along the way.

We've got you covered on the music front. Check out this link to listen to Herrmann's classic score.

This still really gives you a good idea of how Welles used his from-below camera angles to create a sense of Kane's giant personality.

While a nervous Mr. Kane looks on, Mary Kane signs a paper giving custody of her boy to Mr. Thatcher and the bank he works for. On some level, she must know that this choice will not turn out great for Charles.

Jed Leland can see that Kane's ego is getting out of control. But it's too late. You can just tell by his face that Kane is past the point of letting his friends question his authority.