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DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)
Once again Criterion has come through with a really special DVD. The Third Man has never been difficult to see, but decent copies of it were rare even for theatrical exhibition. I showed it to my family from AMC a couple of years ago, and the sound and ...read the complete Third Man movie review at DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)
San Francisco Examiner (Wesley Morris)
"The Third Man's" greatness is as long and gray as the noir shadows the film casts. Could the director Carol Reed, who'd just come off the majestically disillusioning "Fallen Idol" or does the credit belong to the actor Orson Welles, the ...read the complete Third Man movie review at San Francisco Examiner (Wesley Morris)
DVD Town (John J. Puccio)
The image of a towering Ferris wheel dominates a bombed-out, postwar Vienna. This circular reminder of happier times that were and would be again is a chilling yet reassuring symbol, one of many impressions that stick indelibly in the viewer's mind. ...read the complete Third Man movie review at DVD Town (John J. Puccio)
DVD MovieGuide
Given the title of the group behind it, the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 movies focused on flicks considered to be US productions. ...read the complete Third Man movie review at DVD MovieGuide
Philadelphia City Paper (Sam Adams)
For all the impression he makes during his five minutes on screen, The Third Man is not Orson Welles' movie. Joseph Cotten is the star (he played opposite Welles in Citizen Kane as well) and the film moves to his laconic rhythm. ...read the complete Third Man movie review at Philadelphia City Paper (Sam Adams)
Edinburgh U Film Society (Jonathan M. Caryl)
Sometimes movies manage to have everyone involved working at the peak of their abilities, and The Third Man is one of these times. From a story by Graham Greene and producer Alexander Korda, The Third Man is Carol Reed's finest film, and sees pulp ...read the complete Third Man movie review at Edinburgh U Film Society (Jonathan M. Caryl)
Apollo Guide (Dan Jardine)
There is no greater writer of the anti-hero than Graham Greene. He understands that truly great heroism is only possible if there is also the chance of truly great evil. He knows that the most fascinating battleground of good and evil is in the tragic ...read the complete Third Man movie review at Apollo Guide (Dan Jardine)
The Spinning Image (Steve Langton)
Pulp western writer Holly Martins (Cotten) arrives in Vienna with the promise of employment, courtesy of an old friend named Harry Lime (Welles). Shortly after arriving, Martins witnesses a burial ("A fellow called Lime."), and sets out to discover how ...read the complete Third Man movie review at The Spinning Image (Steve Langton)
BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)
One of the most famous British motion pictures of all time, and voted favourite by the members of the BFI, Carol Reed's "The Third Man" is a must-see drama/thriller now out on the new Warner Bros DVD release. ...read the complete Third Man movie review at BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)
Salon (Laura Miller)
i first saw Carol Reed's "The Third Man" on late-night television, during one of the spates of classic film watching with which I whiled away my early teens. It struck me as startlingly real, defying both the dreamy, confected world of the rest of the ...read the complete Third Man movie review at Salon (Laura Miller)
Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Ironically, the most successful and beloved movie Orson Welles was ever associated with--and the one that may have had the most significant effect on the remainder of his career--has not been one of his own. Admittedly, Citizen Kane has more prestige, ...read the complete Third Man movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
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