Citizen Kane, I can't even remember how many times I've seen Citizen Kane, I could almost recite the dialogue from the screenplay by Herman J. Mankiewicz and Orson Welles. How could my list be complete without including it? It broke ground in story telling and the deep focus cinematography of Gregg Toland. It is a must see for anyone who loves film and filmmaking. The soundtrack by Bernard Hermann is also superb. Disputed to be about the newspaper baron William Randolph Hearst, it is amazing that it was even released since Hearst did all he could to stifle it. But, probably the most fantastic thing about Citizen Kane for me, is that Orson Welles was only 25 years old when he made it; he was truly a genius.

The cast includes:

• Orson Welles - Charles Foster Kane
• Joseph Cotten .... Jedediah Leland/Newsreel Reporter
• Dorothy Comingore .... Susan Alexander Kane
• Agnes Moorehead .... Mrs. Mary Kane
• Ruth Warrick .... Emily Monroe Norton Kane
• Ray Collins .... Boss James 'Jim' W. Gettys
• Erskine Sanford .... Herbert Carter, Inquirer Editor-in-
• Chief/Newsreel Reporter
• Everett Sloane .... Mr. Bernstein, Kane's General Manager
• William Alland .... Jerry Thompson/'News on the March' Narrator
• Paul Stewart .... Raymond, Kane's Butler
• George Coulouris .... Walter Parks Thatcher
• Fortunio Bonanova .... Signor Matiste, Susan's Opera Coach
• Gus Schilling .... The Headwaiter
• Philip Van Zandt .... Mr. Rawlston
• Georgia Backus .... Bertha
• Harry Shannon .... Kane's Father

Listen to clips from Citizen Kane by clicking on links below:

• Prelude
• Thanks
• Manuscript reading and snow picture
• Kane's Return
• Arrival To The Chronicle
• Kane's New Office
• Kane Marries
• Galop
• Charles Meets Thatcher
• Carter's Exit
• Finale

Read more about this film at the Internet Movie Database