Orson Welles' masterwork (#1 in the American Film Institute's list of Best American Movies) dazzles anew in a superb 70th-anniversary digital transfer. It's grand entertainment, sharply acted (starting many of Welles' Mercury Players on the road to thriving film careers) and directed with inspired visual flair. Chronicling the stormy life of an influential publishing tycoon, this Best Original Screenplay Academy Award winner (1941) is rooted in themes of power, corruption, vanity - the American Dream lost in the mystery of a dying man's last word: "Rosebud." The set includes the 3-disc set restored from the original nitrate elements in 4K resolution and remastered in dazzling 1080p Hi-Def, collectible packaging, 24-page 1941 souvenir program reproduction, 10 production memos and correspondence, 48-page book with photos, storyboards, and behind-the-scenes info, an 5 one-sheets/lobby cards.
Actors:
Dorothy Comingore,Everett Sloane,George Coulouris,Joseph Cotten,Orson Welles,Ruth Warrick
Description:
Orson Welles' masterwork dazzles anew in a superb 70th-anniversary digital transfer. It's grand entertainment, sharply acted (starting many of Welles' Mercury Players on the road to thriving film careers) and directed with inspired visual flair. Chronicling the stormy life of an influential publishing tycoon, this Best Original Screenplay Academy Award winner (1941) is rooted in themes of power, corruption, vanity - the American Dream lost in the mystery of a dying man's last word: "Rosebud."