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"I think it would be fun to run a newspaper." Charles Foster Kane Played By: Orson Welles Film: Citizen Kane Why He's On The List: Trust one of the most talented and precocious talents in the history of cinema to write one of the greatest, most memorable character trajectories of all time. From humble beginnings, young Kane is taken from his family when it's learned he's heir to the fortune from a distant relative's silver mine. From there to his eventual downfall, he never looks back, as he goes from successful media tycoon to failed politican, and ultimately to bitter recluse. Of course it was the absence of a proper childhood that was his undoing - y'know, that thing about the sled and all that. Finest Hour: Moving up from the tabloids to broadsheet The Inquirer, Kane publishes his 'declaration of principles' as the front page of his first issue. Orson Welles as Charles Foster Kane 100   99   98   97   96   95   94   93   92   91   90   89   88   87   86   85   84   83   82   81 80   79   78   77   76   75   74   73   72   71   70   69   68   67   66   65   64   63   62   61 60   59   58   57   56   55   54   53   52   51   50   49   48   47   46   45   44   43   42   41 40   39   38   37   36   35   34   33   32   31   30   29   28   27   26   25   24   23   22   21 20   19   18   17   16   15   14   13   12   11   10   9   8   7   6   5   4   3   2   1

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