'The Third Man' Criterion DVD

Perfect for the German-learner and film fans. Besides a good story, the digitally restored soundtrack is a bonus. The tonal quality and gray-scale of the images are suberb. Highly recommended.

Pros

Cons

"The Third Man" has always been one of my movie favorites, an opinion shared by many film critics and devoted movie fans. The British Film Institute recently ranked "The Third Man" at the top of its list of the 100 best British films of all time. The American Film Institute placed it at 57 on the AFI 100 list, ranking "The Third Man" below many lesser Hollywood films (perhaps because Americans never saw the director's original edit?). With the crisply restored Criterion Collection DVD version, viewers will come to appreciate this British-American film classic even more. - Besides the stunning digital transfer itself, one of the best features of this DVD is the crisp sound and a bonus "making-of" segment. - More...