16mm CITIZEN KANE (1941). Orson Welles classicB/W Feature Film.

Description

Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film produced and directed by Orson Welles. He also co-wrote the screenplay with Herman J. Mankiewicz. The picture was Welles's first feature film. Considered by many critics and experts to be the greatest film ever made, Citizen Kane was voted number 1 in five consecutive British Film Institute Sight & Sound polls of critics, and it topped the American Film Institute's 100 Years ... 100 Movies list in 1998, as well as its 2007 update. Nominated for Academy Awards in nine categories, it won an Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) by Mankiewicz and Welles. Citizen Kane is praised for Gregg Toland's cinematography, Robert Wise's editing, Bernard Herrmann's music, and its narrative structure, all of which have been considered innovative and precedent-setting.
The quasi-biographical film examines the life and legacy of Charles Foster Kane, played by Welles, a composite character based on American media barons William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, Chicago tycoons Samuel Insull and Harold McCormick, as well as aspects of the screenwriters' own lives. Upon its release, Hearst prohibited the film from being mentioned in his newspapers.
After the Broadway success of Welles's Mercury Theatre and the controversial 1938 radio broadcast "The War of the Worlds" on The Mercury Theatre on the Air, Welles was courted by Hollywood. He signed a contract with RKO Pictures in 1939. Although it was unusual for an untried director, he was given freedom to develop his own story, to use his own cast and crew, and to have final cut privilege. Following two abortive attempts to get a project off the ground, he wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane, collaborating with Herman J. Mankiewicz. Principal photography took place in 1940 and the film was released in 1941.
Although it was a critical success, Citizen Kane failed to recoup its costs at the box office. The film faded from view after its release, but it returned to public attention when it was praised by French critics such as André Bazin and re-released in 1956. The film was made available on Blu-ray on September 13, 2011, as a special 70th-anniversary edition. Citizen Kane was selected by the Library of Congress as an inductee of the 1989 inaugural group of 25 films for preservation in the United States National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"
This is an excellent condition b/w print (likely a reduction or nice dupe) with very good sound
mounted on 2 x 2300' reels and printed on Eastman b/w film stock.
Please see photos above for image representation.
Please note there may be some ambient light that the camera picks up when this picture is taken.
This print has leaders.
No VS odors but a little warping at the start.  Please see the AD test results.
All films are English language unless otherwise noted.
Poster art not included with this 16mm film, used for promotional purposes only.
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INFORMATION ON CONDITION RATING:
NEAR MINT: Minimal if any splices or lines or noticeable wear.
EXCELLENT: May have a few minor splices and very minor surface wear
VERY GOOD: Ocasional splices, surface wear or an occasional line.
GOOD: Moderate surface wear, intermittent scratches or splices.
WORN: This print has moderate to heavy wear with numerous splices, sprocket damage and or significant emulsion lines.  May need some work to run smoothly.
INFORMATION ON COLOR RATINGS:
IB TECHNICOLOR/KODACHROME, ECTACHROME, CINECOLOR– Non fade dye transfer process—Premium!
LOWFADE – Mylar or Estar, AG2S, LPP, various Fuji stocks etc. Stocks that will not fade for a very long time! Premium!
EXCELLENT-a color stock but shows no signs of discoloration, fading, shifting.
VERY GOOD COLOR– has a slight shift, but retains most of its color. may have a slight reddish/pinkish/brownish cast to it, but has strong color.
GOOD COLOR – has a noticeable shift, but still maintains much of it’s color. Also knows as ‘Warm’
FAIR COLOR– has shifted substantially to Red/Pink but still has blues and greens in it.
PINK/RED – Print has turned mainly to pink or red, there may be some greens and blues left, but little if any.