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The Third Man's Ownership Rights

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6/27/08 at 7:56am
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I have noticed there does not seem to be any current public domain versions of Orson Well's The Third Man. Is there a copyright dispute as to ownership or don't the public domain DVD distributors want to sell it any more?
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6/27/08 at 9:31am
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Re: The Third Man's Ownership Rights

The copyright was renewed and it's outright owned by StudioCanal via the London Films library. Not in the public domain anymore, thankfully.

If $$$ is a concern, Criterion's 2-disc SE (and the upcoming identically priced BluRay from them) is 100% worth the premium price.

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6/27/08 at 9:32am
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Re: The Third Man's Ownership Rights

Harold:

You are aware of the excellent Criterion version that's available (just upgraded by Criterion last year)?



Or, do you need a PD version for some reason?

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6/27/08 at 11:49am
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Re: The Third Man's Ownership Rights

That would be Carol Reed's THE THIRD MAN...
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6/27/08 at 12:00pm
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Re: The Third Man's Ownership Rights

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Originally Posted by Bob Cashill
That would be Carol Reed's THE THIRD MAN...

Your point being...?

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6/27/08 at 1:05pm
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Re: The Third Man's Ownership Rights

The first guy said "Orson Welles' The Third Man".

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6/27/08 at 7:18pm
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Re: The Third Man's Ownership Rights

Weeeeellllllll...Welles starred in The Third Man. I think we know which film is being asked about...unless, of course, Welles had his hand in some other production.

It's just kinda like saying Gene Kelly's An American in Paris, that's all.

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6/27/08 at 8:23pm
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Re: The Third Man's Ownership Rights

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Originally Posted by Mike Frezon
Weeeeellllllll...Welles starred in The Third Man. I think we know which film is being asked about...unless, of course, Welles had his hand in some other production.

It's just kinda like saying Gene Kelly's An American in Paris, that's all.
Though, many erroneously assume Welles directed The Third Man. I just read something recently that stated this (can't remember what).

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