The Citizen Kane Book Author:Pauline Kael (with shooting script by Herman J. Mankewitz and Orson Welles "Behind the legend, from conception to completion, a penetrating examination of an incredible American era, a major work of art and the flamboyant geniuses who made it all happen". — "What a pleasure it is to greet a film book that is not only unblemished by jargon, the usual cant, but is also a highly intelligent and entertaining study of a bona... more »fide film classic.- The New York Times Book Review