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The third man.

Contributor(s): Publisher number: 5050582452327Language: English Summary language: Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish Publication details: United States : Universal Studios ; Australia : Universal Pictures (Australasia) [distributor], 2006.Edition: 2 disc special edDescription: 2 videodiscs (DVD) (189 min.) : sd., b&w with col. sequences ; 4 3/4 inOther title:
  • 3rd man
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.4372 22
Contents:
Disc 1. Featurette: Anton Karas -- The Third man on the radio -- Photo gallery -- Filmographies -- Trailers (100 min.) -- Disc 2. Shadowing the Third man : an insight into the background of the characters and location of the Third man (89 min.).
Production credits:
  • Produced & directed by Carol Reed ; produced by Alexander Korda & David O. Selznick ; screenplay, Graham Greene, Carol Reed & Mabbie Poole ; music, Anton Karas.
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, Trevor Howard.Summary: "Acclaimed director Carol Reed takes you on a journey of intrigue and subterfuge in this classic thriller of Post-War British cinema ... At the invitation of his friend Harry Lime (Welles), Holly Martins (Cotten) arrives in Vienna only to discover his friend has died in suspicious circumstances. In his attempt to unravel the mystery surrounding his friend's death Martins uncovers a web of intrigue and deceit involving the black market, multinational police and a mysterious Czech woman."--Container.
List(s) this item appears in: March 2024 DVDs
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item reserves
DVD Melbourne Athenaeum Library DVD THI Issued 01/05/2024 072790
Total reserves: 0

Based on the book of the same title by Graham Greene.

8245232A-A (disc 1) ; 8245232A-B (disc 2)

Disc 1. Featurette: Anton Karas -- The Third man on the radio -- Photo gallery -- Filmographies -- Trailers (100 min.) -- Disc 2. Shadowing the Third man : an insight into the background of the characters and location of the Third man (89 min.).

Produced & directed by Carol Reed ; produced by Alexander Korda & David O. Selznick ; screenplay, Graham Greene, Carol Reed & Mabbie Poole ; music, Anton Karas.

Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, Trevor Howard.

"Acclaimed director Carol Reed takes you on a journey of intrigue and subterfuge in this classic thriller of Post-War British cinema ... At the invitation of his friend Harry Lime (Welles), Holly Martins (Cotten) arrives in Vienna only to discover his friend has died in suspicious circumstances. In his attempt to unravel the mystery surrounding his friend's death Martins uncovers a web of intrigue and deceit involving the black market, multinational police and a mysterious Czech woman."--Container.

Censorship classification: PG - mild themes, mild coarse language.

Originally released as a motion picture: Great Britain : London Film Productions, 1949.

DVD ; PAL ; Region 2 & 4.

In English, subtitles Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian (Disc 1) ; subtitles English and Dutch (Disc 2).

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