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You see Thompson it isn't enough to tell us what a man didYou've got to tell us who he was
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Citizen Kane

It isn't enough to tell us what a man did. You've got to tell us who he was

Rawlson:It isn't enough to tell us what a man did. You've got to tell us who he was

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You see Thompson it isn't enough to tell us what a man did
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You've got to tell us who he was
Available in 8 languages
Duration
7 seconds
Views
986
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:54
Uploaded
Feb 26, 2026
Genres
drama, mystery
Production
Mercury Productions,RKO Radio Pictures

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Movie Summary

Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance; 'Rosebud'.
Rosebud - Citizen Kane 00:11
Rosebud
Miss AlexanderThis is Mr Thompson Miss AlexanderI want another drink JohnRight awayWill you have something Mr Thompson I'll have a highball pleaseWho told you you could sit downI thought maybe we could have a talk togetherWell think againCan't you people - Citizen Kane 01:04
Miss AlexanderThis is Mr Thompson Miss AlexanderI want...
Right away. - Citizen Kane 00:34
Right away.
- Thank you, Jennings. - Citizen Kane 00:23
- Thank you, Jennings.
Maybe I'll make some teeth and whiskers - Citizen Kane 00:05
Maybe I'll make some teeth and whiskers
I'm sorry Mr Thatcher What that kid needs is a good thrashingThat's what you think is it Jim YesThat's why he's going to be brought up where you can't get at him - Citizen Kane 00:10
I'm sorry Mr Thatcher What that kid needs is a good...
I think it would be fun to run a newspaperI think it would be fun to run a newspaper - Citizen Kane 00:08
I think it would be fun to run a newspaperI think it would...
I don't know how to run a newspaper Mr ThatcherI just try everything I can think of - Citizen Kane 00:05
I don't know how to run a newspaper Mr ThatcherI just...
We have no secrets from our readers Mr BernsteinMr Thatcher is one of our most devoted readersHe knows what's wrong with every copy of the Inquirer since I took over - Citizen Kane 00:10
We have no secrets from our readers Mr BernsteinMr Thatcher...
Read the cableGirls delightful in Cuba stopCould send you prose poems about scenerybut don't feel right spending your money stopThere is no war in Cuba Signed WheelerAny answer Yes Dear WheelerYou provide the prose poems I'll provide the war - Citizen Kane 00:18
Read the cableGirls delightful in Cuba stopCould send you...
The trouble is you don't realize you're talking to two peopleAs Charles Foster Kane who owns 82 364 sharesof Public Transit preferredYou see I do have a general idea of my holdingsI sympathize with youCharles Foster Kane is a scoundrel His paper should be - Citizen Kane 00:38
The trouble is you don't realize you're talking to...
As Charles Foster Kane who owns 82 364 sharesof Public Transit preferredYou see I do have a general idea of my holdingsI sympathize with youCharles Foster Kane is a scoundrel His paper should be run out of townA committee should be formed to boycott - Citizen Kane 00:19
As Charles Foster Kane who owns 82 364 sharesof Public...
You're right Mr Thatcher I did lose a million dollars last yearI expect to lose a million dollars this yearI expect to lose a million dollars next yearYou know Mr Thatcher at the rate of a million dollars a yearI'll have to close this place in 60 years - Citizen Kane 00:16
You're right Mr Thatcher I did lose a million dollars...
You're too old to call me Mr Thatcher CharlesYou're too old to be called anything else - Citizen Kane 00:08
You're too old to call me Mr Thatcher...
We never lost as much as we made - Citizen Kane 00:05
We never lost as much as we made
Well... I always gagged on that silver spoon. - Citizen Kane 00:33
Well... I always gagged on that silver spoon.
You know Mr Bernsteinif I hadn't been very richI might have been a really great manDon't you think you areI think I did pretty well under the circumstancesWhat would you like to have beenEverything you hate - Citizen Kane 00:28
You know Mr Bernsteinif I hadn't been very richI might...
- Oh. - I beg your pardon, sir? - What? - What did you say? - Citizen Kane 00:15
- Oh. - I beg your pardon, sir? - What? - What did you say?
Who's a busy man MeI'm chairman of the board I got nothing but timeWhat do you want to know - Citizen Kane 00:08
Who's a busy man MeI'm chairman of the board I got...
A fellow will remember a lot of things you wouldn't think he'd rememberYou take meOne day back in 1896 I was crossing over to Jersey on the ferryand as we pulled out there was another ferry pulling inand on it there was a girl waiting to get offA white - Citizen Kane 00:35
A fellow will remember a lot of things you wouldn't...