International The Third Man (1949) 75th Anniversary Collector's Edition (4k UHD Combo) Available for Preorder (1 Viewer)

[Ronald Epstein]

Coming on November 4th on 4k in the UK from @StudioCanalUK as part of their Vintage Classics line: The Third Man 75th Anniversary Collector's Edition (1949)!

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 naïve 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

https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Third-Man-4K-Blu-ray/dp/B0DG9CTDJM?tag=bluraycom-21

 

[Angelo Colombus]

One of my favorite films of all time and will definitely buy the box set. Like that pop-up packaging.

 

[Konstantinos]

I'm tired of the swag in recent 4k releases of great movies!
Please, give us a simple release!

 

[Patrick McCart]

Interesting edition, though I'm hoping it's another StudioCanal title that Criterion gets back

 

[Robert Harris]

Interesting that they don’t detail the source element.

 

[titch]

Interesting that they don’t detail the source element.

Restoration details are very rarely given in title announcements - regardless of the publisher. Sometimes restoration details appear in a booklet, accompanying the disc, but I've only seen this on a StudioCanal release in The Ladykillers.

For the 4K restoration for The Third Man, conducted over 10 years ago, StudioCanal made an extensive international search for elements. The restoration process is comprehensively detailed here:



The 2015 blu-ray is indeed a magnificent restoration and I have no doubt that the 4K UHD will render a superb picture, when projected. I don't want such an enormous box though. StudioCanal are releasing a German standard 4K UHD version on November 7th. The German 4K UHD will probably be identical to the UK one, like the case was for the 4K UHD The Conversation.

 

[titch]

There is a cinema in Vienna, which shows The Third Man every day, all year round. Their DCP uses the 4K restoration. My son and I made a pilgrimage last year.

 

[Garysb]

November 4th seems to be a big release day for classic movies with stuff in the UK.

This film along with Blazing Saddles and North By Northwest are all listed on Amazon.co.uk as being released on November 4th.

 

[aPhil]

Restoration details are very rarely given in title announcements - regardless of the publisher.

You seem to be up on this one.

So, what is/are the restoration source element(s) ?
Also, is this a new restoration or the same as 2015 now released in 4K ?

I have the old Studio Canal Blu-ray that says "stunning new 4K restoration".
Many have complained about the audio on the disc.

Originally, I had no problem with the audio,
but then I realized I had watched it while my ninety-something-year-old father was still alive and used the subtitles.
Later on I spot-checked without the subtitles and found the audio a bit problematic (as in, I would only show the movie on that Studio Canal disc with the subtitles on).

 

[David_B_K]

I'm tired of the swag in recent 4k releases of great movies!
Please, give us a simple release!

That box of swag is so over the top it looks like something a clever graphic artist put together to spoof the whole box of swag concept.

 

[cda1143]

There is a cinema in Vienna, which shows The Third Man every day, all year round. Their DCP uses the 4K restoration. My son and I made a pilgrimage last year.


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You’re raising that kid well. Future HTF rookie of the year.

 

[Allansfirebird]

That new set looks great and I'm considering buying it... but I really need to know what the source of this "annotated script" is in the boxset. Is it the actual script, or a cutting continuity?

 

[titch]

Used copies of Criterion's 2008 blu-ray are going for between $160 (battered, stained) to $700 (possibly in decent condition).

Amazon.com: The Third Man (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] : Joseph Cotten, Orson Welles, Alida Valli, Carol Reed: Movies & TV

Amazon.com: The Third Man (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] : Joseph Cotten, Orson Welles, Alida Valli, Carol Reed: Movies & TV

www.amazon.com

 

[dpippel]

Used copies of Criterion's 2008 blu-ray are going for between $160 (battered, stained) to $700 (possibly in decent condition).

Amazon.com: The Third Man (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] : Joseph Cotten, Orson Welles, Alida Valli, Carol Reed: Movies & TV

Amazon.com: The Third Man (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] : Joseph Cotten, Orson Welles, Alida Valli, Carol Reed: Movies & TV

www.amazon.com

Well, sellers may be listing them for those prices, but that doesn't necessarily mean anyone is actually buying.

 

[titch]

Well, sellers may be listing them for those prices, but that doesn't necessarily mean anyone is actually buying.

A used copy sold for $175 five days ago

The Third Man (Blu-ray Disc, 2008, Criterion Collection) Spine #64 715515033824 | eBay

<p>1st printing</p><p>Doc is scratch free and plays perfect </p><br /><p>Will combine shipping </p><br /><p>Immerse yourself in the intriguing world of post-World War II Vienna with The Third Man, a captivating movie directed by Sir Carol Reed and starring Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles. This...

www.ebay.com

 

[dpippel]

A used copy sold for $175 five days ago

The Third Man (Blu-ray Disc, 2008, Criterion Collection) Spine #64 715515033824 | eBay

<p>1st printing</p><p>Doc is scratch free and plays perfect </p><br /><p>Will combine shipping </p><br /><p>Immerse yourself in the intriguing world of post-World War II Vienna with The Third Man, a captivating movie directed by Sir Carol Reed and starring Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles. This...

www.ebay.com

What a bargain! Someone should snap up that $700 copy before it's too late.

 

[Mark VH]

I still have the Criterion Blu-ray, and the only way I'm willing to re-buy this is if they release a slimmed-down version of the recent restoration. Don't need the box of pre-trash.

 

[titch]

I still have the Criterion Blu-ray, and the only way I'm willing to re-buy this is if they release a slimmed-down version of the recent restoration. Don't need the box of pre-trash.

This one, then.

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[jayembee]

One of my favorite films of all time and will definitely buy the box set. Like that pop-up packaging.

But there's no cuckoo clock!

I still have the Criterion Blu-ray, and the only way I'm willing to re-buy this is if they release a slimmed-down version of the recent restoration. Don't need the box of pre-trash.

No guarantee, but StudioCanal tends to sell a non-limited, swag-less edition about four months after the Collector's Edition. At the very least, I know they've done so with Don't Look Now, The Elephant Man, The Ladykillers, The Servant, and The Wicker Man.

 

[jayembee]

The 2015 blu-ray is indeed a magnificent restoration and I have no doubt that the 4K UHD will render a superb picture,

I have the French StudioCanal release of that edition, and I agree that it looks great.