On May 2nd 2016, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) will release the 75th Anniversary Blu-rayTM edition of the Orson Welles classic CITIZEN KANE.

This new 4k restoration Blu-rayTM comes with a set of collectables including; 5 x One Sheet/ Lobby Card reproductions, a 48-page book with photos, storyboards and behind the scenes info, a 20-page 1941 souvenir programme reproduction and 10 x production memos and correspondence.

The Oscar®★-winning film, directed, written by and starring Orson Welles, is considered to be one of the finest achievements in cinema and last year topped the BBC Culture poll of the 100 Greatest American Films. Welles was only 25 years old when he made this, his debut film, a gripping drama which would cement his reputation as one of Hollywood’s most influential directors and stars.

With a cast including Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead and Everett Sloane, Oscar-nominated camerawork by Gregg Toland (Wuthering Heights, The Grapes of Wrath), and featuring a debut score by Bernard Herrmann (Psycho, Taxi Driver) this is a film that Time Out says “still amazes and delights”.

ABOUT THE FILM

1940. Alone at his fantastic estate known as Xanadu, 70-year-old Charles Foster Kane dies, uttering only the single word Rosebud.

So ends the odyssey of a life... and begins a fabulous tale of the rise to wealth and power - and ultimate fall - of a complex man: A boy abandoned by his parents inherits a fortune, builds a global newspaper empire and aspires to become President of the United States, but he loses everything over an affair with an untalented nightclub singer. This fascinating story unfolds through the eyes of the people important to the tycoon - each showing a different aspect of Citizen Kane.

SPECIAL FEATURES

Commentary by film director Peter Bogdanovich
Commentary by film critic Roger Ebert
1941 newsreel: "Opening: World Premiere of Citizen Kane”
Interview with actress Ruth Warrick
Interview with director Robert Wise (editor of Citizen Kane)
Production Stills Gallery
“Still Photography” featurette with Roger Ebert commentary
Gallery of rare photos, Alternate Ad Campaigns, Studio Correspondence, call sheets and other memorabilia.
Theatrical Trailer