Citizen Kane Oscar up for grabs
October 17, 2007 – 10:58 am | by Peekay
The only Oscar won for “Citizen Kane”, regularly included in Best Films lists, is to be auctioned and is estimated to fetch up to half a million pounds.
The Oscar was for best original screenplay for the 1941 film and was given jointly to director Orson Welles and Herman J Mankiewicz.
Sotheby’s in New York has said it will auction the statuette on 11th December.
Many critics regard Citizen Kane, about a power-hungry newspaper baron, as one of the best films ever made. Rumours that Rupert Murdoch will bid are unconfirmed…
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