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MOVIE

The Third Man

 1949
 93 minutes (1 hrs 33 mins)
The Third Man
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Production Country

United Kingdom • United States

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Carol Reed

Starring

Joseph Cotten · Orson Welles · Trevor Howard · Alida Valli · Paul Horbiger · Ernst Deutsch

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 1st February 1950
United Kingdom release date United Kingdom release: 2nd September 1949
Turkey release date Turkey release: 3rd 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

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
Approved

13

PG

14

PG

11

K-12

Tous publics

12

12

U

PG

T

G

U

16

6

PG

16

PG-13

12

M/12

12+

A

15

PG-12

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £134.2 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $449.2 Thousand
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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Last viewed:
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