The Third Man-Post World War II Vienna is the setting for this thriller.Joseph Cotten is new in town and looking for his good friend Harry Lime.Mixing beautiful black and white composition with a zither soundtrack this UK/US collaboration- directed by Carol Reed and co-produced by David O.Selznick & Alexander Korda-stands the test of time.There is a murder mystery in this movie- a conspiracy-we follow hapless Holly Martins(a writer of western pulps) in his quest to find out what happened to his old pal Harry Lime.Featuring great character actors,a tremendous chase scene and my favorite performance by Orson Welles( less is more-and no this is not a reference to his girth of his later life).The new Criterion Collection edition is chock full of extras- 2 commentary tracks-one by Steven Soderbergh(who payed homage to this movie with his Good German ) & Tony Gilroy and one by film historian Dana Polan-also 2 featurettes on the movie and it's history and a 60 minute documentary on screenwriter Graham Greene.A solid mix of politics,the black market,romantic melodrama & comedy.Worth owning and a must see. A+