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AFI Updates Top Films, Doesn't Forget Rosebud

Posted Jun 21, 07 4:35 AM CDT in US,  Arts & Living    Editor's Choice

(Newser) – Citizen Kane has stood the test of time—and then 10 more years. The American Film Institute refreshed its list of the 100 greatest American films, and Orson Welles' portrait of power and privacy remains on top. Rounding out the top 5 are The Godfather, Casablanca, Raging Bull (which surged from number 24) and Singin' In the Rain.

The AFI took votes from 1,500 industry insiders for the list. Only four flicks produced since the original rankings, which came out in 1998, made it on: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (#50), Saving Private Ryan (#71), Titanic (#83), and The Sixth Sense (#89). Steven Spielberg now has 5 movies on the list—more than any director.

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Citizen Kane: movie poster   (Archive Photos)
Legendary actorsJimmy Stewart and Kim Novak are shown in a scene from Alfred Hitchcock's 1958, "Vertigo." The Orson Welles classic "Citizen Kane," the story of a wealthy young idealist transformed by...   (Associated Press)
This photo released by DreamWorks shows a scene form the 1998 film "Saving Private Ryan." The Orson Welles classic "Citizen Kane," the story of a wealthy young idealist transformed by scandal and vice,...   (Associated Press)
Citizen Kane: scene from the film   (Archive Photos)
Citizen Kane   (Archive Photos)
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