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World Service,16 May 2016,9 mins

Citizen Kane

Witness History

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In 1941 the young Orson Welles revealed his first film. He had written, directed and starred in, the story of a great American press baron who dies bitter and alone. Hear archive interviews with Orson Welles about the movie, and the inspiration behind it. (Photo: Orson Welles as Citizen Kane. Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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