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The Third Man

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Synopsis

Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, black-market opportunist Harry Lime--and thus begins this legendary tale of love, deception, and murder. Thanks to brilliant performances by Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, and Orson Welles; Anton Karas's evocative zither score; Graham Greene’s razor-sharp dialogue; and Robert Krasker’s dramatic use of light and shadow, The Third Man, directed by the inimitable Carol Reed, only grows in stature as the years pass.

Review

Based on an original screenplay by Graham Greene, this Reed classic epitomizes the aesthetics of film noir. Amid the lurid decadence of a shell-shocked, post-war Vienna, a lonely American (Cotten) searches for his maligned friend, a mysterious "third man" in a city of rampant deceit and corruption. A haunting score, shadowy cinematography and top-notch performances (notably Welles as the utterly immoral Harry Lime) make this one of the memorable tales of intrigue in film history.