# Citizen Kane

> 1941 American drama film directed by Orson Welles

**Wikidata**: [Q24815](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24815)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Kane)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/citizen-kane

## Summary
Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film directed by Orson Welles. It is a film (a sequence of images that give the impression of movement, stored on film stock) and is associated with multiple film genres and recognition lists, including the National Film Registry.

## Key Facts
- Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film directed by Orson Welles.  
- Wikidata description: “1941 American drama film directed by Orson Welles.”  
- Wikipedia title: Citizen Kane.  
- Official website: http://www2.warnerbros.com/citizenkane/  
- Publication/release dates listed: 1941-05-01; 1941 (year listed without a specific date); 1946-07-03.  
- Sitelink count: 83.  
- Classified as a film (sequence of images that give the impression of movement, stored on film stock).  
- Associated genres/types include: drama film, fiction film, biographical film, and mystery film.  
- Related organization: RKO Pictures (American film production and distribution company; inception 1928-10-23; country United States; headquarters ; industry ; citizenship United States).  
- Related person: Bernard Herrmann (American composer and conductor, 1911–1975; citizenship United States; occupations include composer and conductor).  
- Awards/recognition entities connected to Citizen Kane include:
  - Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay (inception 1941; United States).
  - National Board of Review: Top Ten Films (inception 1929; United States).
  - National Board of Review Award for Best Film (United States).  
- Listed as part of/associated with:
  - National Film Registry (inception 1988; United States; a selection of films for preservation in the United States Library of Congress).
  - Vatican's list of films (inception 1995).  
- Related “United States” entity: country located primarily in North America; inception dates listed as 1776-07-04 and 1784-05-12 (preferred), with qualifiers referencing the Declaration of Independence and Treaty of Paris (1783).  
- Additional related entities in the provided material: Orsonwelles polites (a species of arachnid) and Citizen Khan (a family-based British sitcom).

## FAQs

### What is Citizen Kane?
Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film directed by Orson Welles. It is categorized as a film and is linked to several film genres, including drama, fiction, biographical, and mystery.

### When was Citizen Kane published or released?
The provided data lists multiple publication dates: 1941-05-01, 1941 (without a specific day/month), and 1946-07-03. These dates are all explicitly associated with the film in the source material.

### What genres or types of film is Citizen Kane associated with?
Citizen Kane is connected to drama film, fiction film, biographical film, and mystery film. These are presented as genre/type relationships in the provided knowledge.

### What organizations are connected to Citizen Kane?
RKO Pictures is listed as a related organization. In the provided material, RKO Pictures is described as an American film production and distribution company (inception 1928-10-23) based in the United States.

### What people are connected to Citizen Kane in the provided data?
Bernard Herrmann is listed as a related person. He is described as an American composer and conductor (1911–1975) with United States citizenship.

### What awards or recognition items are associated with Citizen Kane?
The connected recognition entities include the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, National Board of Review: Top Ten Films, and the National Board of Review Award for Best Film. The source material provides these as award/recognition links, not as detailed win/nomination outcomes.

### Is Citizen Kane included in any notable lists or registries?
Citizen Kane is associated with the National Film Registry and Vatican's list of films. The National Film Registry is described as a U.S. Library of Congress preservation selection (inception 1988), and Vatican's list of films is listed with an inception of 1995.

### Where can I find an official website for Citizen Kane?
An official website is provided as http://www2.warnerbros.com/citizenkane/. This URL is explicitly listed as the film’s website in the structured properties.

### Are there similarly named entities that are not the film Citizen Kane?
Yes—two other related entities appear in the provided material: Citizen Khan (a family-based British sitcom) and Orsonwelles polites (a species of arachnid). These are listed as related items but are not the 1941 film.

## Why It Matters
Citizen Kane matters in this dataset because it is positioned as a notable American film with multiple genre associations (drama, fiction, biographical, and mystery) and formal connections to major recognition frameworks. Its inclusion alongside award entities like the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay and National Board of Review honors indicates that it is discussed in contexts where film achievement and critical recognition are tracked. Its association with preservation and canon-style lists—specifically the National Film Registry and Vatican's list of films—places it within institutional efforts to identify films of lasting significance.

## Notable For
- Being a 1941 American drama film directed by Orson Welles.  
- Having multiple publication/release dates recorded in the provided data (1941-05-01; 1941; 1946-07-03).  
- Being associated with several film categories/genres at once: drama film, fiction film, biographical film, and mystery film.  
- Being connected to the National Film Registry (a U.S. Library of Congress preservation selection).  
- Being connected to Vatican's list of films.  
- Having a listed official website: http://www2.warnerbros.com/citizenkane/  
- Having a sitelink count of 83 in the provided structured properties.

## Body

### Identification and Core Description
Citizen Kane is identified as a 1941 American drama film directed by Orson Welles. The Wikidata description provided matches this wording exactly: “1941 American drama film directed by Orson Welles.” The Wikipedia title is listed as *Citizen Kane*, and the entry has a sitelink count of 83.

### Publication / Release Dates
The structured properties include multiple publication dates for Citizen Kane:
- 1941-05-01 (timestamp format provided)
- 1941 (year-only date provided)
- 1946-07-03 (timestamp format provided)

No additional context is given in the source material about what each date corresponds to (e.g., premiere vs. re-release), only that these dates are associated with the film.

### Official Website
Citizen Kane has a website listed in the structured properties:
- http://www2.warnerbros.com/citizenkane/

### Classification: What Kind of Work It Is
Citizen Kane is connected to the class “film,” defined in the provided material as:
- A sequence of images that give the impression of movement, stored on film stock.

It is also associated with multiple film genres/types:
- Drama film (film genre)
- Fiction film (film that tells a fictional or fictionalized story, event or narrative)
- Biographical film (film genre; dramatizes the life of an actual person or people)
- Mystery film (sub-genre of the more general category of crime film and at times the thriller genre)

### Organizations and Industry Connections
The provided “related” section links Citizen Kane to:
- **RKO Pictures** (Organization) — described as an American film production and distribution company.
  - Inception: 1928-10-23
  - Country: United States
  - Headquarters: 
  - Industry: 
  - Citizenship: United States

The source material does not specify the exact nature of the relationship beyond listing RKO Pictures as related.

### People Connected in the Provided Data
The related people list includes:
- **Bernard Herrmann** (Person) — American composer and conductor (1911–1975).
  - Citizenship: United States
  - Occupations listed (as Q-IDs): , ,  (described in text as composer and conductor)

No additional role detail is provided in the source material beyond this connection.

### Awards and Recognition Links
Citizen Kane is connected to several award/recognition entities:

- **Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay** (Thing)
  - Described as: best screenplay not based upon previously published material
  - Inception: 1941
  - Country: United States

- **National Board of Review: Top Ten Films** (Thing)
  - Described as: film award
  - Inception: 1929
  - Country: United States

- **National Board of Review Award for Best Film** (Thing)
  - Described as: annual film award
  - Country: United States

The provided material does not state whether Citizen Kane won, was nominated, or was otherwise selected—only that these award entities are associated.

### Lists, Registries, and “Part Of” Relationships
Citizen Kane is listed as part of/associated with two notable list-type entities:

- **National Film Registry** (Thing)
  - Described as: selection of films for preservation in the United States Library of Congress
  - Inception: 1988
  - Country: United States

- **Vatican's list of films** (Thing)
  - Described as: Wikimedia list article
  - Inception: 1995

### Geographic Context in the Provided Knowledge
The “United States” entity appears in the related material and is described as:
- A country located primarily in North America.

Inception information is provided with two dates and qualifiers:
- 1776-07-04 (with qualifiers referencing “declaration of independence” and the United States Declaration of Independence)
- 1784-05-12 (preferred) (with qualifiers referencing “independence recognized by country from which it separated” and the Treaty of Paris (1783))

This context is relevant because multiple connected entities (RKO Pictures, award entities, and the National Film Registry) are explicitly tied to the United States in the provided data.

### Other Related Entities Included in the Source Material
Two additional related items are listed, even though they are not the film itself:
- **Orsonwelles polites** — a species of arachnid.
- **Citizen Khan** — a family-based British sitcom.

They are included here because they appear in the provided “related” section for Citizen Kane, but the source material does not specify the reason for their linkage.

## References

1. Citizen Kane trailer
2. [IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033467/)
3. [FilmAffinity](https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film615891.html)
4. [Source](http://www.cinematografo.it/cinedatabase/film/quarto-potere/2579/)
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15. [Source](https://letterboxd.com/film/citizen-kane/details/)
16. [Citizen Kane. Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/citizen_kane)
17. IMDb
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19. [IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033467)
20. [Source](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033467/releaseinfo)
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27. List of film licenses issued from 1945 to 2020
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34. [Citizen Kane | Tropedia | Fandom](https://tropedia.fandom.com/wiki/Citizen_Kane)
35. [Source](https://www.acmi.net.au/works/79537)
36. [Source](https://golden.com/wiki/Citizen_Kane-W84A)
37. [Citizen Kane (1941) MBTI Personality Type - Movies](https://www.personality-database.com/profile?pid=2&cid=3&sub_cat_id=743)
38. TheTVDB
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