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The fractured Europe post-World War II is perfectly captured in Carol Reed's masterpiece thriller, set in a Vienna still shell-shocked from battle. Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) is an alcoholic pulp writer come to visit his old friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles). But when Cotton first arrives in Vienna, Lime's funeral is under way. From Lime's girlfriend and an occupying British officer, Martins learns of allegations of Lime's involvement in racketeering, which Martins vows to clear from his friend's reputation. As he is drawn deeper into post-war intrigue, Martins finds layer upon layer of deception, which he desperately tries to sort out. Welles' long-delayed entrance in the film has become one of the hallmarks of modern cinematography and it is just one of dozens of cockeyed camera angles that seem to mirror the off-kilter post-war society. Cotten and Welles give career-making performances and the Anton Karas zither theme will haunt you. --Anne Hurley
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41 of 46 people found the following review helpful
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This is the best British movie ever made, and is sheer enjoyment to watch. Based on a story by Graham Greene we are taken into the occupation of Vienna after the second world war. A story of black-marketeering, mistaken identity and a man wanting to solve what is happening around him. Orson Welles is on top form as Harry Lime, the main protagonist in one of his best roles. The scenes of a post-war Vienna are fantastic and everything in this movies jells together. All the acting is excellant and the cat and mouse story is more than enough to keep you gripped to your seat.
Carol Reed's masterpiece shows us what true drama is all about. Unfortunately Hollywood have never really learned from what is a masterclass in film-making, in what makes perfection.
Carol Reed's masterpiece shows us what true drama is all about. Unfortunately Hollywood have never really learned from what is a masterclass in film-making, in what makes perfection.
38 of 43 people found the following review helpful
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This glorious film is a true classic, and a historic document as well as marvellous cinema, with its footage of post-War Vienna, a divided and unhappy city beginning to come to terms with itself. Everything about it is memorable - the naggingly catchy zither tune by Anton Karas which opens it (the Harry Lime theme), the eerie black and white photography, Graham Greene's excellently mysterious plotline, and in particular the performances, not so much of Joseph Cotten, who is fine and doesn't let the side down, as of Trevor Howard trying to make good British sense of an out-of-control situation, Alida Valli as Lime's doomed, tragic, world-weary, stunning girlfriend and Orson Welles as Harry Lime himelf, one of the most memorably delayed entries in all cinema, seductive and sinister at the same time. It is beautiful to the eye and completely compelling, one of the very great films.
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About time. This superb and glowing DVD release of THE THIRD MAN finally does the film justice. For lyrical reviews read the others on here, but for unbridled enthusiasm, take my word for it - if you haven't got a copy of this classic, then this is the issue to have. Unbeatable!
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Perfect
Watch this. Simply watch it. The score is delightful, the setting beautiful. This is an essentially brilliant film. A classic!
Published 3 days ago by Moop
About time I watched this!
Carol Reed's classic film noir, based on the novel by Graham Greene, is one I have wanted to see for a while but have only done so now. Read more
Published 8 days ago by D Brown
Greeneland at its most bleak and exquisite
At the end of the Second World War Holly Martens (Joseph Cotton), a hack Western writer, arrives in Vienna on the promise of a job from his childhood friend Harry Lime. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Aidan J. McQuade
The Third Man DVD
This edition is excellent: there are two dvds, one explaining the background to the research and making of the film and the other the film itself. Read more
Published 4 months ago by A. G. Booty
A city street at night, headlights, a cat, a man in the shadows...
The Third Man is, for me, the greatest film ever made.
It is cinematically daring, perfectly acted, photographed with flair, beautifully directed by Carol Reed, the script is... Read more
It is cinematically daring, perfectly acted, photographed with flair, beautifully directed by Carol Reed, the script is... Read more
Published 5 months ago by GlynLuke
Stylish and satisfying
Carol Reed's adaptation of Grahan Green's post war thriller is a triumph. Every department on the shoot pulled out all the stops to make, what is regarded by many as, a masterpeice... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr. G. Robinson
My Last 4 Minutes......
Was it 4 minutes we had left to live before the bomb dropped and we all died? Well, whether it was 4 or a skimpy 3, that I had left.... Read more
Published 6 months ago by B. Scott
Includes Vienna documentary and radio drama
Apart from the film, this collection includes a great documentary on post-war Vienna and the making of the movie--and also an interesting radio drama from 1950 based on the Harry... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Jim Hunter
a must see
This is a great film set in Europe just after the war. As well as a superb plot and great acting, it gives you a chance to see Europe at that time. Read more
Published 8 months ago by anna
This is how movies should be made!
The movie starts like real life. Post war bomb ravaged Vienna and Holly Martens (Joseph Cotton) comes to accept a job his friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles) has offered. Read more
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