Original The Third Man Movie Posters

The Third Man movie posters rank among the most celebrated items in the British film collecting market — the theatrical campaigns for Carol Reed's 1949 David O. Selznick and Korda production captured the ruined, shadowy Vienna of the film's postwar setting with graphic intensity that perfectly matched the zither score and expressionistic cinematography. Orson Welles as Harry Lime is one of cinema's supreme supporting performances. Find original Third Man theatrical materials from the British Rank release and international distribution campaigns. The British quad — the sewer chase, Lime's enigmatic smile against the tilted Vienna streets — is the primary collector target, the horizontal format particularly well-suited to the film's shadowed, asymmetric composition. US one-sheets from the Selznick domestic release and Italian campaign materials each offer distinct visual interpretations. The film's canonical status — regularly cited among the greatest films in British cinema history and among the finest noir productions of any nationality — drives sustained collector demand across all format categories. Fine flat copies of genuine first-release British quad examples are now exceptionally scarce, appearing only occasionally in the major London and New York specialist auctions, where they command very significant and highly competitive prices at the major specialist film auctions in London, Paris, and New York. Browse alongside our Orson Welles and thriller collections. All Film/Art Gallery movie posters and items are authenticated originals.