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  1. 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.

  2. May 2, 2024 · The Story Behind The Song. The Third Man was a film noir directed by Carol Reed, starring Orson Welles and Joseph Cotten. The film takes place in post-war Vienna, where an American writer named Holly Martins (Cotten) goes in search of his friend Harry Lime (Welles), only to find that Lime has been murdered. The Third Man is often cited as one ...

  3. Sep 8, 2024 · The Third Man remains the definitive noir, setting the standard for the genre and leaving a lasting impact on cinema. Time has only amplified this classic's influence on cinema. Collider

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  4. Sep 2, 2024 · The Third Man is arguably one of the most beautiful things put to celluloid. Robert Krasker’s cinematography features a collection of uncomfortable close-ups, with the stretched smiles of ...

  5. Mar 21, 2017 · The Third Man was based on a novella by the same name written by British literature giant, Graham Greene. As noted by many sources, there is a sentence in the novella that serves as the prologue to the plot and atmosphere of The Third Man. And that is: I saw a man walking down the Strand, whose funeral I had only recently attended.

  6. Apr 25, 2012 · 4. The shoot was a rocky one: Welles went A.W.O.L before shooting, and Reed became dependent on speed to keep to his schedule. Welles was a man not short on ego, and initially proved to be ...

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  8. Jun 25, 2015 · British director Carol Reed’s 1949 Euro-noir “The Third Man” is justly famous among movie buffs and film scholars for its black-and-white cinematography, its memorable zingers, its ...

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