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Certainly Holly has fallen in love with her, although his trusting Yankee heart is no match for her defenses. “The Third Man” (1949) was made by men who knew the devastation of Europe at first hand. Carol Reed worked for the British Army’s wartime documentary unit, and the screenplay was by Graham Greene, who not only wrote about spies ...
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100. Total Film. Riddled with post-war despair, The Third Man is one of the great British movies. The zither music, the noirish cinematography, the taut writing and the raft of excellent performances combine in an engrossing thriller that matches America's finest.
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Sep 8, 2024 · American pulp novel author Holly Martins is searching for his old friend Harry Lime in the British sector of Vienna, Austria, only to be met with the news that he is dead. Martins is acquainted ...
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- Orson Welles
Mar 21, 2017 · Third, the recurrent pessimistic views over society and the idea of imminent social downfall. Forth, the exploration of human duality which leads to the concept of doppelgänger (popularly explored by Robert Stevenson in his novel “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” dating back to 1886).
Sep 3, 2024 · Classic Movie Review: ‘The Third Man’ Stands the Test of Time. Synopsis: Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime. Just a few years after the end of World War II, Austria was occupied by the Allies and the capital of Vienna was split ...
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The Third Man is a 1949 British film noir directed by Carol Reed, written by Graham Greene, and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles and Trevor Howard.Set in post-World War II Allied-occupied Vienna, the film centres on American writer Holly Martins (Cotten), who arrives in the city to accept a job with his friend Harry Lime (Welles), only to learn that he has died.
