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The Third Man - 1949

The Third Man - 1949

Price £145.00
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Format Original UK Quad
Size 76 cm x 102 cm (30 in x 40 in)
Condition Very Good. 
Paper state Never folded

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Condition: Very Good. 

Never folded!

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Size: 76 cm x 102 cm (30 in x 40 in)

A guaranteed original U.K. quad movie poster for the 1999 re-release of Carol Reed's incredible 1949 noir murder mystery "The Third Man", starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, Trevor Howard, Bernard Lee, Paul Horbiger and Hedwig Bleibtreu. 

Written by Graham Greene, The Third Man takes us to post-war Austria, where an American author arrives to be told that his friend has been killed. Is the death of Harry Lime a simple car accident, or is there far more to it?

Receiving it's Grand Gala World Premiere at the Ritz Cinema in Hastings, The 3rd Man, would win plaudits and awards world-wide. It is now considered a masterpiece of twentieth century cinema. In 1999, the British Film Institute voted it The Greatest British Film of All Time.

To mark its fiftieth anniversary, the original film tapes were re-mastered and this U.K. quad movie poster was produced to support that release in British cinemas.

It is is lovely condition and as our photos show, will look amazing framed and on the wall of any classic film fan!

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Note: This original movie poster is priced unframed. Photos showing framed and 'in room' images are for illustration only. Please check our hi-res images and the sizing information shown above.

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