The Third Man has been beautifully restored in 4K for the first time, showcasing the genius of this celebrated
British noir, voted the ‘The greatest
British film of all time’ by a
British Film Institute poll.
Holly Martins (
Joseph Cotton,
Citizen Kane ), a naïve writer of pulp westerns, arrives in
Vienna to meet his old friend
Harry Lime (the incomparable
Orson Welles) nut finds that
Lime has apparently been killed in a suspicious accident. Martins, too curious for his own good, hears contradictory stories about the circumstances of Limes death and as witnesses disappear he finds himself chased by unknown assailants. Complicating matters are the sardonic
Major Calloway (
Trevor Howard,
Brief Encounter), head of the
British forces, and Lime’s stage actress mistress,
Anna Schmidt (
Alida Valli).
Will Martin’s curiosity lead him to discover things about his old friend that he’d rather not know?
Brilliantly scripted by
Graham Greene and set to
Anton Karas’ evocative zither score, this justly celebrated classic is further enhanced by
Robert Krasker’s
Academy Award winning cinematography and Orson Welles in one of his most iconic screen roles.
Extras:
DISC 1 [
DVD]
Feature
Audio Commentary
Famous Fan Featurette
Restoring the
Third Man
Interview & Zither
Performance by Cornelia Mayer
Guardian Interview
Cotton (audio)
Guardian Interview Greene (audio)
Joseph Cotton’s
Alternative Opening (
Audio)
DISC 2 [DVD]
Shadowing The Third Man
Dangerous Edge
Third Man on
Radio (Audio)
Trailer
DISC 3 [
Blu-ray]
Feature
Audio Commentary
Famous Fan Featurette
Restoring the Third Man
Interview & Zither Performance by Cornelia Mayer
Guardian Interview Cotton (audio)
Guardian Interview Greene (audio)
Joseph Cotton’s Alternative Opening (Audio)
Shadowing The Third Man
Dangerous Edge
Third Man on Radio (Audio)
Trailer
DISC 4
Soundtrack –
Music by Anton Karas, Zither Music performed by
Gertrud Huber
01
Big Ben (London Films)
02 The
Harry Lime Theme
03
Dialogue - "
It's a shame"
04 The
Café Mozart Waltz
05
Main Title /
Harry's
False Funeral
06 Dialogue - "Heard of Harry Lime?"
07 Holly
Encounters Anna / Meeting
The Conspirators
08 Dialogue - "
The third man"
09 Holly Is
Accused Of
Homicide
10 Dialogue - "This isn't
Santa Fe"
11 Holly Brings
Flowers
12 Holly Runs After Harry's
Shadow
13 Dialogue - "Holly, what fools we are"
14
Trap To
Catch Harry
15 Dialogue - "
The Cuckoo Clock"
16 Anna Walks
Away / End Title - The Harry Lime Theme
17
Visions of Vienna
18
Danube Dreams
19 The Harry Lime Theme (Orchestral version)
20 The Café Mozart Waltz (Orchestral version)
Music performed by Gertrud Huber [zither] except tracks 19 and 20 performed by
The City of
Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
Also includes, booklet, art cards and poster.
(
Description from amazon.com page)
- published: 01 Sep 2015
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