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The Third man [videorecording] / Title on container: Carol Reed's The third man - [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, c1999. - 1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 leaflet (19 x 38 cm., folded) - The Criterion collection ; 64 The Classic collection . - Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 64. Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.) .

Based on the novel by Graham Greene. Originally released as motion picture in 1949. Special features: recording of script treatment; radio adaptations; alternative opening voice over; archival footage of set; photos and production history; theatrical trailers.

Photography, Robert Krasker ; editor, Oswald Hafenrichter ; music, Anton Karas. Photography, Robert Krasker ; editor, Oswald Hafenrichter ; music, Anton Karas.

Joseph Cotton, Valli, Orson Welles, Trevor Howard.

Set in post-war Vienna, an American western-adventure writer searches for a friend who turns out to be the king-pin of the Austrian black market.


DVD; Dolby digital mono; 1.33:1 aspect ratio.


Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

Winner, Best Cinematography - Black and White (Robert Krasker), Nominee: Best Director (Carol Reed), Best Film Editing (Oswald Hafenrichter), 1951 Academy Awards (U.S.A.); Winner, Grand Prize of the Festival (Carol Reed), 1949 Cannes Film Festival.

ISBN: 0780022483 9780780022485

Standard No.: 037429141625

Publisher. No.: THI060 Criterion Collection.

Subjects--Personal Names:
Greene, Graham, 1904-1991 --Film adaptations.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Black market--Austria--Vienna--Drama.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Vienna (Austria)--Drama.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Detective and mystery films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Crime films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

LC Class. No.: PN1997 / .T45 1999

Dewey Class. No.: 791.4372