Just finished watching The Third Man

[Raban]

Absolutely astounding. Amazing cast, Orson Wells was brilliant. I have a couple questions though. First one pertains to the story itself, and I'll spoiler it for anybody who hasn't seen it:

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Was the titular third man Harry Lime? I'm assuming that it was Joseph who got hit with the car and Harry helped carry the body at the scene. I only realized they kind of left this open after I finished the film.

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My second question involves the technical quality of the film and many made in the same period. Is there any version of classic films like The Third Man, Citizen Kane or other older movies that restore the audio so that it isn't so noisy? Every time I watch an old movie I have a hard time hearing the dialogue clearly because the sound quality is atrocious. Did the Blu-Ray release of The Third Man restore the sound? Or are all classic films doomed to sound like they're stuck in a tin can?

[Fresh Prince]

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I always thought the 'body' was a dummy 

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[Raban]

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I always thought the 'body' was a dummy 

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No it was Joseph, when they unearthed the coffin they thought was Lime, Calloway confirmed it as Joseph

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[Fresh Prince]

Been so long. All I remember is the Cuckoo Clock speech

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[Raban]

Lmao, seriously the greatest line ever spoken in a film.

[Flannel Boy]

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It has to be Harry Lime.

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I'd assume the audio would need to be remixed or at least remastered.

The cuckoo was invented in Bavaria.

[Raban]

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It has to be Harry Lime.

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I'd assume the audio would need to be remixed or at least remastered.

The cuckoo was invented in Bavaria.

I thought so.

And nobody on EB owns the BluRay of the movie to confirm or deny any kind of vast improvement in audio quality over the DVD?

[HyperZoneWasAwesome]

Damnit, I haven't seen the movie in a couple of years and now, once again, that zither score is rattling around in my brain.

thanks a lot Raban. 

[The Fake Shemp]

I was planning on picking it up in a couple of weeks - I will let you know.

And for fans of classic stuff, North by Northwest is coming out on Blu-ray this winter!