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Third Man, The (1949) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Third Man, The (1949) a score of 3.6176 out of 4

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Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

Many believe that The Third Man (1949) is one of Orson Welles' masterworks, and that he directed it. In fact Welles had little to do with it, but that so many think so is a compliment to the film's style and timelessness. Like Anthony Hopkins in The...read the complete Third Man, The (1949) review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

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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, The (1949) review at DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)

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LeisureSuit.net

I avoided The Third Man for a long time because I thought it was just another mystery from the forties. I'd seen the classic Hitchcocks and Laura . . . what more do they want from me? Eventually I caught The Third Man on tape (which I then re-rented...read the complete Third Man, The (1949) review at LeisureSuit.net

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Cinescape

I don't know about you but if I paid for my buddy to come to Europe and because of some unforeseen circumstance had to fake my own death before I could meet him, I'd be pretty pissed off if he started hitting on my girlfriend before my fake grave had...read the complete Third Man, The (1949) review at Cinescape