(thing) by TheAlien Sat Mar 25 2000 at 9:15:57
An excellent movie directed by Orson Wells (Of "War of the Worlds" fame), and written by Herman J. Mankiewicz. Of interest:
  • The character Charles Foster Kane was based largely on William Randolph Hearst, a powerful man at the time.
  • Orson Wells insisted on having the word "Rosebud" in the movie, as he considered it the most important niche in showing off Hearst's life-style.
  • "Rosebud" was Hearst's nickname for pussy (Not as in cat, and I'm NOT kidding here), however that would NOT look good in a movie of that date, so "Rosebud" was changed to a sled.
  • William Randolph Hearst's last words were NOT "Rosebud".
  • During post production Welles had his life (not to mention the film) in danger of death many a time.
  • Due to the control Hearst held over the press industry, at certain locations the film was displayed outside in a tent.
  • Shortly after the relase of Citizen Kane, William Randolph Hearst went bankrupt to the tune of 18 million (Thats US funds too).
  • Citizen Kane was Orson Welles first film (prior to that he had only done radio).
  • The last film the RKO Studio produced was Citizen Kane.
I like it! 1 C!