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Where was Citizen Kane filmed?

1946 film, directed by Orson Welles.

  • Malibu

The story is set in New York City, Florida, about 2,470 miles (3,974 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
New York City, Florida
Filmed in
Malibu
Distance
About 2,470 miles (3,974 km) between New York City, Florida and the nearest filming location.
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About Citizen Kane

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Released
1946
Director
Orson Welles
Cast
Orson WellesJoseph CottenRuth WarrickEverett SloaneWilliam AllandPaul StewartGeorge CoulourisDorothy ComingoreAgnes MooreheadRay Collins
Genre
DramaFlashbackBiographicalMystery
Awards
Academy Award for Best Writing; Original Screenplay; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films; National Board of Review Award for Best Film

On a vast palatial estate in Florida, elderly wealthy newspaper publisher and industry magnate Charles Foster Kane dies in his mansion, Xanadu, uttering his last word, "Rosebud".

He tries to approach Kane's second wife, Susan Alexander Kane, now an alcoholic nightclub owner, but she refuses to talk to him.

At age 25, Kane gained control of his trust and, through the mine's productivity and Thatcher's shrewd investing, becomes one of the richest men in the world.

Famous lines from Citizen Kane

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  • Yeah, sure!Thompson
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  • Yeah, that didn't come in.Newsman

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