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Gary Oldman as Herman Mankiewicz stands in a suit and hat beside an ornate gate on a city street in a black-and-white scene from the film Mank.
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Mank

film by Fincher [2020]
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Gary Oldman as Herman Mankiewicz stands in a suit and hat beside an ornate gate on a city street in a black-and-white scene from the film Mank.
Mank Gary Oldman in Mank (2020), directed by David Fincher.

The film Mank (2020) by David Fincher dramatizes the struggles of screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz in writing the screenplay for the 1941 film Citizen Kane. Herman Mankiewicz was a witty screenwriter, journalist, and playwright, known for his work on Citizen Kane, which earned him an Academy Award. He was also a member of the Algonquin Round Table. His brother, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, was also a successful producer, director, and screenwriter.12

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