The Third Man returns to U.S. and British movie theaters in September as StudioCanal and Rialto Pictures mark the film’s 75th anniversary.
The Carol Reed classic had its world premiere at the Ritz Cinema in Hastings, England, on September 1, 1949. Five months later, The Third Man had its U.S. premiere on February 2, 1950.
While plans for a rollout beginning September 6 in Great Britain have already been announced by StudioCanal, Rialto Pictures told Wellesnet that U.S. theatrical dates are also planned this fall. Already on tap are:
September 2: Los Angeles/Santa Monica: American Cinematheque (Aero Theatre) – in 35mm
September 2: Ann Arbor: Michigan Theater
September 2: New York City: Alamo Drafthouse
September 3: Brooklyn: Alamo Drafthouse
September 13, 15 & 19: Austin, Texas: Austin Film Society
October 5 & 6: Palo Alto, California: Stanford Theatre – in 35mm
October 20-21: Larkspur, California: Lark Theater
November 4: Roanoke, Virginia: Grandin Theatre
November 8-14: Santa Fe, NM: CCA Cinematheque
November 17: York, Pennsylvania: Strand Capitol Theatre
Directed by Reed and written by Graham Greene, The Third Man stars Joseph Cotten as Holly Martins, an American writer of Westerns, who arrives in post-war Vienna to visit his old friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles). On arrival, he learns that his friend has been killed in a street accident. Further, military police chief Major Calloway (Trevor Howard) informs him that Lime was a black marketer wanted by the police. Alida Valli and Bernard Lee co-star.
The Third Man was honored with an Academy Award, British Film Academy Award and the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
A special showing is planned on September 1 at Vienna’s Burg Kino.
The Third Man will be released for the first time ever on 4K UHD this fall as part of StudioCanal’s Vintage Classics Collection. A U.S. release has not yet been announced. Previously issued Blu-rays from StudioCanal and the Criterion Collection are now out-of-print in the U.S.
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