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Adrian Wootton Presents… The Third Man (PG) 4K Restoration

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Orson Welles standing on a staircase looking backwards

Celebrating the 75th birthday of this classic British film, Adrian Wootton (CEO of Film London and Film Historian) will explore the amazing behind the scenes story of its making.

Holly Martins (Joseph Cotton), an American writer of pulp fiction, flies to Vienna just after the end of World War Two in the vague promise of a job from his wheeler dealer friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles). On arrival, he finds Lime has disappeared, apparently dead, and there is a major mystery surrounding the circumstances. 

Perhaps the first European film noir, The Third man is a romantic thriller masterpiece, created by the combination of Graham Greene’s brilliant scriptwriting and Carol Reed’s atmospheric direction, embellished by outstanding performances especially from Orson Welles as the enigmatic anti-hero Lime. 

This unmissable classic, has been restored in 4K black and white and cries out to be seen on the big screen. Preceded by an introduction from Adrian Wootton.

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UK/USA 1949 dir Carol Reed 105min

Cinema 1

Location
Barbican Cinema 1 is located within the main Barbican building on Level -2. Head to Level G and walk towards the Lakeside Terrace where you’ll find stairs and lifts to take you down to the venue floor.   

Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.