[Susan Foreman]

'The Third Man' (1949) - 75th Anniversary Collector's Edition coming as a 4K UHD / Blu-Ray combo in the UK from Studio Canal UK as part of their Vintage Classics line

Release date: November 4

"Carol Reed's celebrated British noir THE THIRD MAN is widely regarded as 'The greatest British film of all time'. Brilliantly scripted by Graham Greene and set to Anton Karas' evocative zither score, this justly celebrated classic is further enhanced by Robert Krasker's Academy Award winning cinematography and Orson Welles in one of his most iconic screen roles

Holly Martins (Joseph Cotton, Citizen Kane), a na?ve writer of pulp westerns, arrives in Vienna to meet his old friend Harry Lime (the incomparable Orson Welles) but 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 Lime's 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?"

EXTRAS:

• Pop-up rigid box packaging The Third Man theme plays on opening
• 64-page booklet with brand-new essays
• Fully annotated shooting script
• x 4 artcards
• Poster of Nico Delort artwork
• Noreen Ackland on Saving The Third Man (Excerpt from BEHP audio interview)
• The Third Man - A Filmmaker's Influence
• Restoring The Third Man
• Audio Commentary With Guy Hamilton, Simon Callow & Angela Allen
• Joseph Cotten's Alternate Opening Voiceover Narration
• The Third Man Interactive Vienna Tour
• The Third Man On The Radio
• Interview & Zither Performance By Cornelia Mayer
• Shadowing The Third Man
• Guardian NFT Interview - Joseph Cotten (Audio Only)
• Guardian NFT Interview - Graham Greene (Audio Only)
• Behind The Scenes Stills Gallery
• Trailer