Citizen Kane (1941)

Trailer #1

Orson Wells narrates this imaginative trailer for Citizen Kane. Following the death of a publishing tycoon, news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance.

Directed by Orson Welles.

© Warner Bros. 2013

Released in 1941 by Warner Bros..

Your MOVIECLIP has been shared on Facebook

related tags 

  • character-type: Writer
  • character-type: Director
  • character-type: Actor
  • action: Lecture
  • action: Sing
  • action: Greet
  • action: Dance
  • action: Smile
  • editors-choice: Cinematography
  • primary-genre: Classics
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Political Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Tearjerkers
  • secondary-genre: Classics
  • secondary-genre: Classic Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Epics
  • secondary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: 20th Century Period Pieces
  • mood: Witty
  • mood: Imaginative
  • prop: Cage
  • prop: Mirror
  • prop: Telephone
  • prop: Microphone
  • prop: Animal
  • setting: Studio
  • theme: Creativity
  • theme: Attraction
  • theme: Leadership
  • actor: Dorothy Comingore
  • actor: Joseph Cotten
  • actor: Everett Sloane
  • actor: Paul Stewart
  • actor: Agnes Moorehead
  • actor: Ray Collins
  • actor: Ruth Warrick
  • actor: Erskine Sanford
  • actor: George Coulouris
  • director: Orson Welles
  • producer: George Schaefer
  • producer: Orson Welles
  • cinematographer: Gregg Toland
  • composer: Bernard Herrmann
  • editor: Robert Wise
  • costume-designer: Edward Stevenson
  • role-name: Susan Alexander Kane
  • role-name: James W. Gettys
  • role-name: Herbert Carter
  • role-name: Raymond
  • role-name: Mary Kane
  • role-name: Walter Parks Thatcher
  • role-name: Emily Monroe Norton Kane
  • role-name: Mr. Bernstein
  • role-name: Jedediah Leland
  • screenwriter: Mollie Kent
  • screenwriter: Herman J. Mankiewicz
  • screenwriter: John Houseman
  • screenwriter: Roger Q. Denny
  • screenwriter: Orson Welles
  • year: 1941
  • studio: Warner Bros.

Actor: videos related to Erskine Sanford

other related Actors:

see all Erskine Sanford (Actor) videos

Director: videos related to Orson Welles

see all Orson Welles (Director) videos

Cinematographer: videos related to Gregg Toland

see all Gregg Toland (Cinematographer) videos

Primary Genre: videos related to Drama

other related Primary Genres:

see all Drama (Primary Genre) videos

Prop: videos related to Cage

other related Props:

see all Cage (Prop) videos

Mood: videos related to Witty

other related Moods:

see all Witty (Mood) videos

Editor’s Choice: videos related to Cinematography

see all Cinematography (Editor’s Choice) videos

Action: videos related to Lecture

other related Actions:

see all Lecture (Action) videos

Character Type: videos related to Director

other related Character Types:

see all Director (Character Type) videos

Theme: videos related to Attraction

other related Themes:

see all Attraction (Theme) videos

Setting: videos related to Studio

see all Studio (Setting) videos

Year: videos related to 1941

see all 1941 (Year) videos

Composer: videos related to Bernard Herrmann

see all Bernard Herrmann (Composer) videos

Costume Designer: videos related to Edward Stevenson

see all Edward Stevenson (Costume Designer) videos

Screenwriter: videos related to Orson Welles

other related Screenwriters:

see all Orson Welles (Screenwriter) videos

Studio: videos related to Warner Bros.

see all Warner Bros. (Studio) videos