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The Third Man (1949)

8.2 Listal rating
8.5 IMDB rating

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An out of work pulp fiction novelist, Holly Martins, arrives in a post war Vienna divided into sectors by the victorious allies, and where a shortage of supplies has lead to a flourishing black market. He arrives at the invitation of an ex-school friend, Harry Lime, who has offered him a job, only to discover that Lime has recently died in a peculi ... (more)


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Starring (View all) :
Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Holly Martins
Alida Valli

Alida Valli

Anna Schmidt
Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Harry Lime
Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard

Major Calloway
Bernard Lee

Bernard Lee

Sergeant Paine
Paul Hörbiger

Paul Hörbiger

Karl - Harry's Porter
Ernst Deutsch

Ernst Deutsch

'Baron' Kurtz
Erich Ponto

Erich Ponto

Dr. Winkel


Written by (View all) :
Graham Greene

Graham Greene

(story) and
Alexander Korda

Alexander Korda

(story) uncredited


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One of the best from us Brits.

Posted : 7 months, 1 week ago at Nov 29 10:40
"You know, I never feel comfortable on these sort of things. Victims? Don't be melodramatic. Look down there. Tell me. Would you really feel any pity if one of those dots stopped moving forever? If I offered you twenty thousand pounds for every dot that stopped, would you really, old man, tell me to keep my money, or would you calculate how many dots you could afford to spare? Free of income tax, old man. Free of income tax - the only way you can save money nowadays." Directed by: Carol Reed Starring: Joseph Cotton, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, Trevor Howard, Bernard Lee Genre: Film-noir/Mystery/Thriller Running time: 100 minutes My review: Orson Welles is Harry Lime in Graham Greenes unforgettable tale of guilt, disillusionment, corruption and betrayal. Holly Martins a...Read more

Rating : 10/10

An essential British thriller!

Posted : 11 months, 1 week ago at Jul 31 2:53
"You know, I never feel comfortable on these sort of things. Victims? Don't be melodramatic. Look down there. Tell me. Would you really feel any pity if one of those dots stopped moving forever? If I offered you twenty thousand pounds for every dot that stopped, would you really, old man, tell me to keep my money, or would you calculate how many dots you could afford to spare? Free of income tax, old man. Free of income tax - the only way you can save money nowadays." The Third Man is an indelibly memorable thriller - an impeccable blend of stylish film noir, drama and provocative mystery. The brilliance of this captivating masterpiece is continually reflected by critics worldwide. Look at the Top 10 list of a professional critic - it's guaranteed that you'll find movies such as Citizen...Read more

Beautiful but smug

Posted : 1 year, 4 months ago at Feb 18 7:53
The cinematography is brilliant, and so vivid you almost forget you are watching a black & white movie. It's been well preserved and looks as if it could have been released yesterday. And the locales were so interesting that Vienna seems like another character (whether it was shot there or not). But maybe today's audiences are just too smart, but I never trusted anything or anyone, so any shocking developments were anything but. Except the girl, in a movie full of smug, smarmy and overly earnest people, she always seemed real, and sympathetic and realistically honorable. But, as a movie in all the top 100's list, it let me down, but it was probably the first brilliant movie of it's kind, but now isn't enough.

Rating : 5/10
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Posted : 1 year, 6 months ago at Dec 17 4:43
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Rating : 9/10