Everybody has their own idea of the greatest movie ever made, but few have been as universally agreed on as Citizen Kane. The classic story of a reporter trying to piece together the story of a multimillionaire after his death — and the meaning of his last words — has endured over the years since its release in 1941. It topped a survey of hundreds of critics and filmmakers by the British Film Institute’s magazine Sight and Sound for decades until Vertigo finally knocked it out in 2012. And it’s still number one on They Shoot Pictures Don’t They’s survey of even more sources. As Netflix and David Fincher’s Citizen Kane-inspired film Mank shows, the stories behind the scenes of a classic film can be just as exciting as the ones we see onscreen. Even if you’re a fan, Citizen Kane’s backstory is so rich that there’s always more to discover. Here’s just a few examples.
Source: https://www.looper.com/283570/the-untold-truth-of-citizen-kane/