Orson Welles was summoned to Hollywood by the executives at RKO, who granted him an unprecedented amount of freedom to direct his debut feature, Citizen Kane. It was a surprising move for many ...

But Mankiewicz has never gained the fame of “Citizen Kane,” nor its director and star, Orson Welles. And it’s ... (Ben also said in the interview that his father, Frank, Herman’s son ...

Citizen Kane is a 1941 classic directed by renowned American artist Orson Welles. The movie revolves around the life of Charles Foster Kane, a perplexing but wealthy newspaper tycoon.