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The Third Man
1949
93 minutes (1 hrs 33 mins)
Production Country
United Kingdom • United States
Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Starring
Joseph Cotten · Orson Welles · Trevor Howard · Alida Valli · Paul Horbiger · Ernst Deutsch
Release dates
US release1st February 1950
United Kingdom release2nd September 1949
Turkey release3rd September 1949
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
- Debut box office: 23rd Jul '99
- Debut position: 14
- Highest position: 14
- Debut gross: £13.3 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 15
US box office
- Box Office debut: 7th May '99
- Debut position: 64
- Highest position: 34
- Debut gross: $13.6 Thousand
- Total chart weeks: 21
Chart position history
UK box office
23 Jul, 1999
14
14
US box office
Global box office
Certificates
US
Approved
Approved
13
T
PG
15
G
11
12+
PG
M/12
12
K-12
14
PG-12
PG
Tous publics
PG
PG-13
A
6
U
16
U
12
16
12
Total grosses
UK total gross
£134.2 Thousand
£134.2 Thousand
US total gross
$449.2 Thousand
$449.2 Thousand
Global total gross
$0
$0 25thframe.co.uk stats
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