The Criterion Collection / 1949 / Unrated
Street Date: December 16, 2008
List Price: $39.98
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Genres: Classic, Drama, Mystery
Starring:
Orson Welles, Joseph Cotton, Alida Valli Director:
Carol Reed
Plot Synopsis: Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, black-market opportunist Harry Lime--and thus begins this legendary tale of love, deception, and murder. Thanks to brilliant performances by Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, and Orson Welles; Anton Karas's evocative zither score; Graham Greene’s razor-sharp dialogue; and Robert Krasker’s dramatic use of light and shadow, The Third Man, directed by the inimitable Carol Reed, only grows in stature as the years pass.
Disc Features: • Video introduction by writer-director Peter Bogdanovich
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Two audio commentaries: one by filmmaker Steven Soderbergh and screenwriter Tony Gilroy, and one by by film scholar Dana Polan
• Documentary: "Shadowing "The Third Man" (2005)
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Abridged recording of Graham Greene's treatment, read by actor Richard Clarke
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"Graham Greene: The Hunted Man," an hour-long, 1968 episode of the BBC's Omnibus series, featuring a rare interview with the novelist
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"Who Was the Third Man? (2000)," a thirty-minute Austrian documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew
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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
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Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of The Third Man
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Illustrated production history with rare behind-the-scenes photos, original UK press book, and U.S. trailer
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Actor Joseph Cotten's alternate opening voice-over narration for the U.S. version
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Archival footage of postwar Vienna
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A look at the untranslated foreign dialogue in the film
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A booklet featuring an essay by Luc Sante<
