Citizen Kane (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

Description

In the most dazzling debut feature in cinema history, twenty-five-year-old writer-producer-director-star Orson Welles synthesized the possibilities of sound-era filmmaking into what could be called the first truly modern movie. In telling the story of the meteoric rise and precipitous fall of a William Randolph Hearst–like newspaper magnate named Charles Foster Kane, Welles not only created the definitive portrait of American megalomania, he also unleashed a torrent of stylistic innovations—from the jigsaw-puzzle narrative structure to the stunning deep-focus camera work of Gregg Toland—that have ensured that Citizen Kane remains fresh and galvanizing for every new generation of moviegoers to encounter it. SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrackThree audio commentaries: from 2021 featuring Orson Welles scholars James Naremore and Jonathan Rosenbaum; from 2002 featuring filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich; and from 2002 featuring film critic Roger EbertThe Complete “Citizen Kane” (1991), a rarely seen feature-length BBC documentaryNew interviews with critic Farran Smith Nehme and film scholar Racquel J. Gates New video essay by Orson Welles scholar Robert CarringerNew program on the film’s special effects by film scholars and effects experts Craig Barron and Ben Burtt Interviews from 1990 with editor Robert Wise; actor Ruth Warrick; optical-effects designer Linwood Dunn; Bogdanovich; filmmakers Martin Scorsese, Henry Jaglom, Martin Ritt, and Frank Marshall; and cinematographers Allen Daviau, Gary Graver, and Vilmos ZsigmondNew documentary featuring archival interviews with Welles Interviews with actor Joseph Cotten from 1966 and 1975The Hearts of Age, a brief silent film made by Welles as a student in 1934Television programs from 1979 and 1988 featuring appearances by Welles and Mercury Theatre producer John HousemanProgram featuring a 1996 interview with actor William Alland on his collaborations with WellesSelection of The Mercury Theatre on the Air radio plays featuring many of the actors from Citizen KaneTrailerEnglish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearingPLUS: Deluxe packaging, including a book with an essay by film critic Bilge Ebiri

Genre: Drama

Format: Blu-ray

Contributor: Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, Georgia Backus, Ray Collins, Joseph Cotten, Harry Shannon, Dorothy Comingore, Fortunio Bonanova, Philip Van Zandt, Everett Sloane, Ruth Warrick, Erskine Sanford, Gus Schilling, George Coulouris, William Alland, Orson Welles See more

Language: English

Studio: The Criterion Collection

MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)

Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.81 x 5.83 x 0.67 inches; 10.23 Ounces

Director ‏ : ‎ Orson Welles

Media Format ‏ : ‎ Blu-ray

Release date ‏ : ‎ January 12, 2022

Actors ‏ : ‎ Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Agnes Moorehead, Ruth Warrick

Studio ‏ : ‎ The Criterion Collection

Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA

Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 3