This film was directed by Orson Welles in 1941. It follows a newspaper reporter, Jerry Thompson (William Alland) who is sent to investigate the death of Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles) after he uttered a single word at the time of his death: "Rosebud". Thompson interviews all manner of people including Kane's family, associates and friends. Thompson eventually learns about Kane's tragic childhood secret; the fact that he was abandoned by his parents, as well as conflicts with his guardian Walter Parks Thatcher (George Coulouris) and his desire to run a newspaper company with the assistance of his childhood friend Jedediah Leland (Joseph Cotten) and Mr. Bernstein (Everett Sloane). I give this movie a personal score of 9/10.
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