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Sotheby's New York has announced that on 11 December it will auction the 1942 best screenplay Oscar awarded to Orson Welles and Herman J Mankiewicz for Citizen Kane. Despite being nominated for three honours - best screenplay, director and actor in a leading role - Kane attracted just the one statuette, which would remain …

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  1. Jack Prichard
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    The hell you say...

    "Citizen Kane is probably the world's most famous film..."

    OK. For fun, and because El Reg was to lazy to do so, I am going to take a stand and say that the above quote is wrong.

    Top 3 most famous films:

    1) Star Wars- Far and away the most famous film ever.

    2) Gone with the Wind

    3) Snow White and the Seven dwarf.

    So, who's going to call me a liar first?

    Jack

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  2. Chris C

    re: The hell you say...

    I don't see "Debbie Does Dallas" or "Deep Throat" in your list. Speaking of which, is it just me, or does "How Green Was My Valley" sound suspiciously like the name of a porn flick?

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