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The Third Man
Orson Welles stars as Harry Lime and Joseph Cotten plays his childhood
friend, Holly Martins, in this fascinating thriller set in postwar Vienna,
scripted by Graham Greene and directed by Carol Reed. Martins receives
an urgent call to visit Lime, a black marketer wanted by the police.
But the word is that Lime has just been killed-or has he? The Third
Man's stunning cinematography and twisting plots can be enjoyed
in this pristine DVD edition of the 50th anniversary theatrical re-release.
DVD - The Criterion Collection
- Black & White, Closed-captioned
- Production notes
- Theatrical trailer(s)
- Video introduction by writer-director Peter Bogdanovich
- Abridged recording of Graham Greene's Third Man treatment
- The alternate opening voice-over narration by Joseph Cotten from
the U.S. version
- Archival footage of composer Anton Karas and the film's famous sewer
location
- The Third Man on radio: The episode A Ticket to Tangiers from the
1951 broadcast of The Lives of Harry Lime series, written and performed
by
Orson Welles, and the complete Third Man broadcast from the same year
of the Lux Radio Theater adaptation performed by Joseph Cotten
- Audio interview excerpts with assistant director Guy Hamilton
Curator's Comments:
Roger
Ebert's essay on this DVD Classic.
Director:
Carol Reed
Black & White
Released: 1949
Rating: NR
Country: England
Language: English/German (closed-captioned)
Genre: Film Noir/Mystery/Thriller
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