Hunted by men… sought by women!
The Third Man (1949) follows an American writer who arrives in postwar Vienna expecting to meet an old friend, only to learn of his suspicious death amid the city’s shadowy black-market underworld. As he digs deeper into conflicting accounts and buried alliances, the ruins around him amplify the moral ambiguity tightening at every turn. This noir-drama blends atmospheric intrigue and existential disquiet in a haunting study of loyalty, corruption, and divided loyalties.
Selected disc options for The Third Man
| Extras | Lions Gate BD-A 4K/US 2025 | Studio Canal BD-B 4K/UK 2024 | Lions Gate BD-A/US/OOP 2010 | Criterion BD-A/US/OOP 2008 | Studio Canal BD-ALL/UK/OOP 2015 | Optimum BD-B/UK/OOP 2010 | Criterion DVD-1/US/OOP 1999 |
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| Audio Commentary by Assistant Director Guy Hamilton, Script Supervisor Angela Allen and Simon Callow | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||
| Audio Commentary by Dana Polan | has extra | ||||||
| Audio Commentary by Tony Gilroy and Steven Soderbergh | has extra | ||||||
| Introduction by Peter Bogdanovich | has extra | has extra | |||||
| Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene | has extra | ||||||
| Graham Greene: The Hunted Man | has extra | ||||||
| Shadowing “The Third Man” | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||
| Who Was “The Third Man”? | has extra | ||||||
| “The Third Man”: A Filmmaker’s Influence | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||||
| Composer Anton Karas at London’s Empress Club | has extra | ||||||
| In the Underworld of Vienna | has extra | ||||||
| Kind to Foreigners | has extra | ||||||
| Restoring “The Third Man” | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||||
| US vs. UK Version | has extra | ||||||
| Archival Interview with Cutter Noreen Ackland | has extra | has extra | |||||
| Interview with Cornelia Mayer | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||
| Guardian NFT Interviews: Graham Greene | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | |||
| Guardian NFT Interviews: Joseph Cotten | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | |||
| Alternate Opening Voiceover Narration | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||
| “A Ticket to Tangiers” | has extra | has extra | |||||
| “The Third Man” Interactive Vienna Tour | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||
| “The Third Man” on the Radio | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||
| “The Third Man” Treatment | has extra | has extra | |||||
| Archival Footage | has extra | ||||||
| Lux Radio Theatre: “The Third Man” | has extra | has extra | |||||
| Restoration Demonstration | has extra | ||||||
| US vs. UK Version | has extra | ||||||
| Stills Gallery [Criterion Blu-ray] - “Insider Information”, “The Third Man’s Vienna”, UK Press Book | has extra | ||||||
| Stills Gallery [Criterion DVD] | has extra | ||||||
| Stills Gallery [Lions Gate/Optimum] | has extra | has extra | |||||
| Stills Gallery [Lions Gate/Studio Canal] | has extra | has extra | |||||
| Theatrical Trailer 1 | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | |||
| Theatrical Trailer 2 | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | |||
| Video Trailer | has extra | has extra |
Notes
- Lions Gate’s 2025 4K UHD includes a 56-page booklet, a foldout poster and four art cards.
- Studio Canal’s 2024 “Vintage Classics” 4K UHD includes a 64-page booklet, a screenplay, a poster and four art cards. Reissued as separate 4K and Blu-ray editions without paper materials.
- Lions Gate’s 2010 “StudioCanal Collection” Blu-ray includes an 18-page booklet with writing by Charles Drazin.
- Criterion’s 2008 Blu-ray includes a 16-page booklet with writing by Luc Sante (“The One and Only…”).
- Studio Canal’s 2015 “Vintage Classics” Blu-ray includes a booklet, poster, art cards and a soundtrack CD. Also available as a Blu-ray only standard edition.
- Optimum’s 2010 “StudioCanal Collection” Blu-ray includes an 18-page booklet with writing by Charles Drazin.
- Criterion’s 1999 DVD includes a 6-page booklet with writing by Michael Wilmington.
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