Review 1:
"...THE THIRD MAN provides superior roles for all its lead actors..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.F10 06/10/1999
Review 2:
"...The greatest of the foreign-based film noir dramas..."
Source: USA Today
p.17E 12/03/1999
Review 3:
"...The film's disenchanted romanticism exerts an irresistible charm. Nearly half a century on, that charm hasn't diminished in the least..."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.54-5 04/01/1994
Review 4:
"...One of the greatest of all films, and one of the most entertaining....It is one of the few films every movie lover absolutely must see..."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
p.29 07/30/1999
Review 5:
"Lime is a character of volatile complexity..."
Source: Premiere
p.55 04/01/2004
Review 6:
"...Carol Reed's gripping 1949 thriller was proclaimed as the best British film of all time by the British Film Institute..."
Source: Total Film
p.104 10/01/2000
Review 7:
"Welles could play the most seductive of villains; his amoral, charismatic Harry Lime is one of his most unforgettable."
Source: Premiere
p.98 05/01/2006
Review 8:
"[A]n unassailable classic....[Welles'] speech comparing the ruthless Borgia family and the peace-loving Swiss still raises goose bumps." -- Grade: A
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.69 05/25/2007