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 Karasker’s Academy Award winning cinematography and Orson Welles in one of his most iconic screen roles.

Features:

DVD Disc 1

• 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)

DVD Disc 2

 

• Shadowing The Third Man
• Dangerous Edge
• Third Man on Radio (Audio)
• Trailer

 

Blu-ray Disc 1

• 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

Sound Track Disc

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)