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1949 Certificate PG Certificate PG
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This classic noir mystery, from the team of Carol Reed and Graham Greene, is generally considered to be the best filmwork of both of these estimable talents. THE THIRD MAN features Joseph Cotten as Holly Martins, a pulp novelist who has come to post-WWII Vienna with the promise of work from his friend, Harry Lime (Orson Welles)... Read more

Starring Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Trevor Howard, Wilfrid Hyde White
Director Carol Reed
Genres Thriller

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The Third Man

This classic noir mystery, from the team of Carol Reed and Graham Greene, is generally considered to be the best filmwork of both of these estimable talents. THE THIRD MAN features Joseph Cotten as Holly Martins, a pulp novelist who has come to post-WWII Vienna with the promise of work from his friend, Harry Lime (Orson Welles). When he finds that Lime has just been killed in a questionable car accident, he decides to remain in the city to investigate his friend's demise.

Starring Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Trevor Howard, Wilfrid Hyde White, Alida Valli, Geoffrey Keen, Bernard Lee, Martin Miller
Director Carol Reed
Studio STUDIO CANAL + OPTIMUM
Run time DVD: 1 hr 39 mins
Blu-ray: 1 hr 50 mins
LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 40 mins
Certificate Certificate PG DVD
Certificate PG LOVEFiLM Instant
Collections 100 must-see movies, 100 Top Thrillers, American Film Institute's top 100, Full English
Genres Thriller
Language DVD: English
Blu-ray: English
LOVEFiLM Instant: English
Released Production year: 1949

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LOVEFiLM Instant: 31 Dec 2011

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DVD: 14 Jan 2002
Blu-ray: 13 Sep 2010
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      Totally memorable and irresistible romantic thriller. Stylish from the first to the last, with inimitable backgrounds of zither music and war-torn buildings pointing up a then-topical black market story full of cynical characters but not without humour. H

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      All-time best?

      This is an exciting Graham Greene film about post second world war corruption in occupied Germany.

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      Timeless classic

      This classic has stood the test of time remarkably well. Thrilling and intreging and keeps you guessing to the end.

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      Classic Noir

      One of those films I have always wanted to watch and I am so glad I did.

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