Third Man, The

Michael Rennie stars as Harry Lime, international business tycoon and trouble-shooting private detective. Jonathan Harris co-stars as Lime´s assistant. The Third Man was filmed on location in Europe.

Disc 1
1. THE THIRD MEDALLION
A French freighter carrying gold bullion during World War II is sunk. Only one man survives and he disappears without revealing the location of the sunken ship.

2. A POCKETFUL OF SIN
After some lessons at a dancing academy in Paris, Harry Lime side-steps some tricky international operators who are dancing to a very different tune.

3. AS THE TWIG IS BENT
An incident in Harry Lime´s not-so-innocent past catches up with him and he flies to Genoa to try to make amends.

4. BROKEN STRINGS
A famous violin is stolen after a concert in Paris. Harry Lime is instrumental in its being returned to those most interested in its recovery.

5. ONE KIND WORD
A beautiful girl, Hanna, is rescued from London bridge, after she has attempted suicide. In the hospital, she sees businessman Harry Lime and links him with post war Vienna.

Disc 2
1. BARCELONA PASSAGE
A strange assignment sends Harry Lime and Brad to join an ocean liner in mid voyage. It is not a coincidence that an escaped bank robber is on board.

2. TOYS OF THE DEAD
Harry Lime visits Ceylon in search of some priceless jewels and Brad´s premonition that something sinister is involved proves fully justified.

3. HOW TO BUY A COUNTRY
In this episode, we learn of Bradford Webster´s first meeting with Harry Lime and how a cheque bounced
them both into trouble in Zurich.

4. DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH
Harry plans to employ the best man in the business to cut a valuable diamond for him and discovers an old friend in trouble.

5. A QUESTION IN ICE
Did Harry Lime cause the death of an Italian partisan and steal a large sum of money? The evidence is buried with the body in a glacier and now, eighteen years later, the glacier is about to reveal its secret.

Upplagd i sortimentet: 11 September, 2008