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* [[HitlerLow-Angle CamShot]]: Orson Welles was the trope namer. Refers to the practice of shooting a solitary figure from a slightly lower angle. This magnifies the figure's height and presence in the mind of the viewer. Greatly popularized by the film.
* [[Trope Codifier]] and [[Family Guy|indirect]] [[Trope Namer]] for [[It Was His Sled]].
* [[Pop Cultural Osmosis Failure]]: ''Almost'' the [[Trope Namer]] (the original title was going to be [[It Was His Sled|Was What His Sled]], and [[What Was Whose Sled]] redirects to [[Pop Cultural Osmosis Failure]]). When many films are said to be "the Citizen Kane of horror/comedy/action" or someone says "Bad Movie is Citizen Kane compared to Worse Movie", folks get the idea that ''Citizen Kane'' is a great movie. Many people stop there.
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* [[Unusual Euphemism]]: "Rosebud" was allegedly William Randolph Hearst's pet name for a specific part of Marion Davies' genitalia. Gives a whole new meaning to [[It Was His Sled]] now, doesn't it?
* [[Video Credits]]: A clip of each major character is shown in the credits, except Kane himself.
* [[Whip Pan|Whip Pans]]s are used in the breakfast table montage showing the deterioration of Kane's first marriage.
* [[Wide-Eyed Idealist]]: Kane started off as one, and was moderately successful as such, exposing corruption successfully and ascending the ranks in journalism.
* [[The Wild West]]: Eight-year-old Kane grew up in 1871 Colorado; seen in a brief [[Flash Back]]
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