Making of Citizen Kane-rev.+upd.

Citizen Kane, widely considered the greatest film ever made, continues to fascinate critics and historians as well as filmgoers. While credit for its genius has traditionally been attributed solely to its director, Orson Welles, Carringer's pioneering study documents the shared creative achievements of Welles and his principal collaborators.The Making of Citizen Kane, copiously illustrated with rare photographs and production documents, also provides an in-depth view of the operations of the Hollywood studio system. This new edition includes a revised preface and overview of criticism, an updated chronology of the film's reception history, a reconsideration of the locus of responsibility of Welles's ill-fatedThe Magnificent Ambersons, and new photographs.Carringer, Robert L. is the author of 'Making of Citizen Kane-rev.+upd.' with ISBN 9780520053670 and ISBN 0520053672.