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Studio Canal
Directed by: Carol Reed
Featuring: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, Trevor Howard, Ernst Deutsch, Paul Hoerbiger, Erich Ponto, Siegfried Breuer, Bernard Lee, Wilfred Hyde-White
Orson Welles stars as Harry Lime, and Joseph Cotten plays his childhood friend, Holly Martins, in this all-time classic thriller scripted by Graham Greene and directed by Carol Reed. Martins searches for Lime through the seedy underworld of postwar Vienna and gets caught up in a web of love, deception, racketeering, and murder. The Third Man's stunning cinematography, twisting plot, and unforgettable zither score are immortalized in Criterion's pristine special edition, following the 50th Anniversary theatrical re-release.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Disc:
DVD-9 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
1/2/3/4/5/6 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
English Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Introduction, Audio Recording, Radio Program, Alternate Scene, Archival Footage, Gallery, Theatrical Trailer, Restoration Demonstration, Insert
- Video introduction by writer-director Peter Bogdanovich
- Abridged recording of Graham Greene
- The Third Man on the radio: the 1951 “A Ticket to Tangiers” episode of The Lives of Harry Lime series, written and performed by Orson Welles; and the 1951 Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of The Third Man
- Actor Joseph Cotten’s alternate opening voice-over narration for the U.S. version
- Archival footage of composer Anton Karas and the film's famous sewer locations
- A collection of rare behind-the-scenes photos, with a brief production history
- Original and re-release theatrical trailers
- Restoration demonstration
- Insert featuring an essay by Michael Wilmington
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Release Credits
Producer: Fumiko Takagi
Producer: Gordon Reynolds
Producer: Karen Stetler
Release Notes on Restoration
The Third Man
The Third Man is presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.33:1. This new digital transfer was created from the restored 35mm fine-grain master positive, made from the original nitrate camera negative. The sound was digitally restored from the original optical track negative.