US film buffs crown `Citizen Kane` best ever film
Classic director Orson Welles was firmly enthroned as the king of US movie making Thursday when critics voted his 1941 mystery "Citizen Kane" the best film ever, the American Film Institute said.
The story of the mercurial newspaper magnate -- written, directed and produced and by Welles when he was just 25 -- was followed by Francis Ford Coppola`s 1972 gangster epic "The Godfather" in second place, and another black and white 1940s classic, "Casablanca" in third.
The institute`s 10-yearly list of the 100 greatest movies of all time is determined by a jury of 1,500 film artists, critics and historians. "Kane" had topped the original league in 1997 too.
Martin Scorsese`s boxing drama "Raging Bull" and Alfred Hitchock`s "Vertigo" made the institute`s top 10 for the first time.
Films on the list that were made since the first poll was published 10 years ago included Peter Jackson`s "Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring."
The complete list of 100 movies was published on the website of the institute, a national film industry education and heritage body.
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