The Third Man made its 4K UHD domestic debut today courtesy of Lionsgate Limited.
The SteelBook includes a 4K UHD disc and a Blu-ray. Each disc contains the StudioCanal 75th anniversary restoration of the Carol Reed directed classic in its original 1.37:1 aspect ratio and a wealth of bonus material. It also comes with four art cards and a 60-page booklet with nearly 50 illustrations.
The bonus features are similar to those found on the European set released by StudioCanal Vintage Classics last year. The Lionsgate extras include:
• Audio commentary featuring Guy Hamilton, Simon Callow, and Angela Allen
• The Adventures of Harry Lime radio episode A Ticket to Tangiers
• The Third Man Interactive Tour of Vienna landmarks with a visit to The Third Man Museum
• Interview and zither performance by Cornelia Mayer
• Behind-the-Scenes Still Gallery
• Joseph Cotten’s alternate opening voiceover narration
• Noreen Ackland on Saving The Third Man
• The Third Man – A Filmmaker’s Influence
• Restoring The Third Man
• Shadowing The Third Man
• 75th anniversary trailer
Written by Graham Greene, The Third Man stars Joseph Cotten as Holly Martins, an American writer of Westerns, who arrives in post-war Vienna to visit his old friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles). On arrival, Martins learns that his friend has been killed in a street accident. Further, military police chief Major Calloway (Trevor Howard) informs him that Lime was a black marketer wanted by the police. Alida Valli and Bernard Lee co-star. Released in 1949, the film was honored with an Academy Award, British Film Academy Award and the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
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