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Who Created Citizen Kane and Why Is It the Greatest Film Ever?

Charles Foster Kane, the protagonist of “Citizen Kane”, is based on newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst. The dialogue for Kane was written by Mankiewicz utilizing nearly word-for-word quotes from Hearst’s publications and speeches. Orson Welles helmed, produced, and co-wrote the 1941 American drama Citizen Kane, in which he also appeared. Most reviewers agree that it…

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