Kane, the richest man to live in the first half of the twentieth century, and now he has died. His dying words were "Rosebud," and now a young writer is given the assignment to find out just who or what "Rosebud" was. The search is long and hard, taking him through many parts of Kane's life, but after allot of searching he comes up empty. In the end however, we learn the answer to the question on our own. Known to be one of the greatest films of all time, after watching you know why.