Description |
2 videodiscs (DVD) (189 min.) : sound, black and white with color sequences ; 4 3/4 in |
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.) |
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 |
Notes |
Based on the book of the same title by Graham Greene |
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8245232A-A (disc 1) ; 8245232A-B (disc 2) |
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 |
Notes |
Rated: PG - mild themes, mild coarse language |
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Originally released as a motion picture: Great Britain : London Film Productions, 1949 |
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DVD, region 2 & 4, PAL |
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In English, subtitles Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian (Disc 1) ; subtitles English and Dutch (Disc 2) |
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Available to Deakin University staff and students only |
Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Detective and mystery films.
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Video recordings.
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Author |
Reed, Carol, 1906-1976.
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Korda, Alexander, Sir, 1893-1956.
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Selznick, David O., 1902-1965.
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Greene, Graham, 1904-1991.
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Karas, Anton.
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Cotten, Joseph, 1905-1994.
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Valli, Alida, 1921-2006.
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Welles, Orson, 1915-1985.
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Howard, Trevor, 1916-1988.
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Universal City Studios.
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