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Take Orson Welles, for example. The 25-year-old wunderkind behind Citizen Kane — often called the greatest film ever made — changed cinema forever. But decades after its release, the man who created it was so desperate for cash that he sold away his rights to the film for just $50,000.

After Kane’s controversial release in 1941 — which infuriated newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst and tanked its initial box office — Welles’ Hollywood career became a series of battles with studios and financial ruin. By the 1950s, broke and struggling to fund new projects, he sold his ownership of Citizen Kane to RKO Pictures for quick money.

The result? The film went on to earn untold millions in re-releases, TV licensing, and home media — while Welles never saw another cent. The masterpiece that cemented his legacy also symbolized his lifelong struggle against the industry he revolutionized.

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