75th Anniversary / 4K Restoration
Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten), a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives in a bombed-out, post-war Vienna at the invitation of his childhood friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles) only to find him dead. Martins develops the ultimate conspiracy theory after learning of a “third man” present at the time of Harry’s death, butting up against interference from British police officer Major Calloway (Trevor Howard), and falling head-over-heels for Harry’s grief-stricken lover Anna (Alida Valli).
In 1949, The Third Man won the Grand Prix du Festival, which, prior to 1955, was the highest award at the Cannes Film Festival. The film also received an Academy Award in 1951 for Best Cinematography and earned two nominations (Best Director and Best Editing). Among other accolades, the British Film Institute voted The Third Man the greatest British film of all time.
"One of the finest films ever made!" —The New York Times
4K restoration by Deluxe Restoration on behalf of Studiocanal