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The Third Man


 

The Third Man (1949) is a film noir directed by Carol Reed. The screenplay was written by novelist Graham Greene. Greene wrote a novella of the same name in preparation for the screenplay, and this was published in 1950.

Copyright status

This film lapsed into the United States public domain when the copyright was not renewed after the death of producer David Selznick although in 1997, the movie was restored to copyright in accordance to the Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Criterion Collection released a digitally restored DVD of the original British print of the movie.

Related Topics:
Public domain - David Selznick - Criterion Collection - DVD

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