Citizen Kane (2005 film)

Citizen Kane is a 2005 American drama film produced and written by Normand Alabaster. The film is a remake of the 1941 drama film Citizen Kane. The film focuses on the life and scandals of the newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane.

Principal photography took place between February and June of 2004, with several portions filmed on location in, and at. Normand Alabaster led a second unit in that filmed at  to double for Charles' Xanadu estate.

Citizen Kane was released in North America on August 3, 2005 by RKO Pictures, garnering positive reviews from critics, who viewed it as a competent, well-made remake of a film that has been deemed one of the greatest movies of all time, with praise also going to the performances and score by. It was nominated at the 78th Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Original Score.