- CITIZEN KANE by Herman J. Mankiewicz amp;& Orson Welles Typed/Donated by John Powers Jon Reifler PROLOGUE FADE IN: EXT. XANADU - FAINT DAWN - 1940 (MINIATURE) Window, very small in the distance, illuminated. All around this is an almost totally black screen. Now, as the camera moves slowly towards the window which is almost a postage stamp in the frame, other forms appear; barbed wire, cyclone ...www.godamongdirectors.com/scripts/citizenkane.shtml