The Third Day is a 1965 American suspense thriller film directed by Jack Smight and starring George Peppard and Elizabeth Ashley.

Added to this is the sinister presence of Lester Aldrich, who turns out to be the downtrodden husband of the sleazy nymphomaniac Holly.

Jack L. Warner was reluctant to make a film about amnesia, but he agreed to finance this one, because he had an expensive deal with George Peppard, who wanted to do the movie.

"[1] Elizabeth Ashley had started a romantic relationship with George Peppard on The Carpetbaggers and was offered the female lead.

"[3] Exterior scenes were filmed along the Russian River, north of the town of Bodega Bay in northern California.

[1] Variety wrote the film "shapes up as an interesting and sometimes suspenseful drama... should be a sturdy box-office entry.

Beautifully turned out in Panavision and Technicolor, the Warner release carries sound production values which Robert Surtees’ fluid cameras point up in admirable fashion.

"[8] According to Smight, "the film did decent business, and to this day the residual payments from TV keep rolling in, for which I’m eternally grateful.