Release Date: Nov 30, 1999 Region: 1 Runtime: 104 mins Studio: Criterion Audio:
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono
Video:
Standard 1.33:1 B&W
Subtitles: English Packaging: Keep Case Rating: NR Features:
Video Introduction by writer-director Peter Bogdanovich Abridged Recording of Graham Greene's Treatment, Read by Actor Richard Clarke The Third Man On The Raido: (1) The 1951 "A Ticket To Tangiers" Epsiode Of The Lives Of Harry Lime Series, Written and Performed by Orson Welles; and (2) The 1951 Lux Radio Theatre Adaptation Of The Third Man Joseph Cotton's Alternate Opening Voiceover Narration For The U.S. Version Archival Footage of Composer Anton Karas and the Film's Famous Sewer Location A Collection of Rare Behind-The-Scenes Photos, with a Brief Production History Original and Re-Release Theatrical Trailers Restoration Demonstration
The fractured Europe post-World War II is perfectly captured in Carol Reed's masterpiece thriller, set in a Vienna still shell-shocked from battle. Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) is an alcoholic pulp writer come to visit his old friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles). But when Cotton first arrives in Vienna, Lime's funeral is under way. From Lime's girlfriend and an occupying British officer, Martins learns of allegations of Lime's involvement in racketeering, which Martins vows to clear from his friend's reputation. As he is drawn deeper into post-war intrigue, Martins finds layer upon layer of deception, which he desperately tries to sort out. Welles' long-delayed entrance in the film has become one of the hallmarks of modern cinematography and it is just one of dozens of cockeyed camera angles that seem to mirror the off-kilter post-war society. Cotten and Welles give career-making performances and the Anton Karas zither theme will haunt you. --Anne Hurley
Release Date: Jan 14, 2002 Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Video:
1.33 Full Screen
Features:
Joseph Cottens US Voiceover Pathe Newsreel Of Anton Karas On Zither Archive Footage 1951 Radio Play Photo Gallery Theatrical Trailers
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