DVD: The Third Man - Criterion Collection (2-Disc Edition)

A fave here at TIP!, this set will be out May 22. It's available for pre-order now for $27.99 from Amazon.

Details:

Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, black-market opportunist Harry Lime--and thus begins this legendary tale of love, deception, and murder. Thanks to brilliant performances by Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, and Orson Welles; Anton Karas's evocative zither score; Graham Greene’s razor-sharp dialogue; and Robert Krasker’s dramatic use of light and shadow, The Third Man, directed by the inimitable Carol Reed, only grows in stature as the years pass.

Special Features

* All-new, restored high-definition digital transfer

* Video introduction by writer-director Peter Bogdanovich

* Two audio commentaries: one by filmmaker Steven Soderbergh and screenwriter Tony Gilroy, and one by film scholar Dana Polan

* Shadowing "The Third Man" (2005), a ninety-minute feature documentary on the making of the film

* Abridged recording of Graham Greene’s treatment, read by actor Richard Clarke

* "Graham Greene: The Hunted Man," an hour-long, 1968 episode of the BBC's Omnibus series, featuring a rare interview with the novelist

* Who Was the Third Man? (2000), a thirty-minute German documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew

* The Third Man on the radio: the 1951 “A Ticket to Tangiers” episode of The Lives of Harry Lime series, written and performed by Orson Welles; and the 1951 Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of The Third Man

* Illustrated production history with rare behind-the-scenes photos, original UK press book, and U.S. trailer

* Actor Joseph Cotten’s alternate opening voice-over narration for the U.S. version

* Archival footage of postwar Vienna

* A look at the untranslated foreign dialogue in the film

* PLUS: A booklet featuring essays by Luc Sante, Charles Drazin, and Philip Kerr

* Also: a web-exclusive essay on Anton Karas by musician John Doe

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