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 The Third Man The Third Man Quote: The Third Man is a 1949 British film noir directed by Carol Reed and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, and Trevor Howard. The screenplay was written by novelist Graham Greene, later becoming his novella of the same name. Anton Karas wrote the score, which used only the zither; its title cut topped the international music charts in 1950.
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Bradley Witherberry
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Re: The Third Man Joseph Cotten at the top of his game, the impeccable Graham Greene screenplay, the scene setting zither music, and Orson Welles character's famous line: Quote: Harry Lime: "Don't be so gloomy. After all it's not that awful. Like the fella says, in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love - they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock. So long Holly." A classic moody thriller.
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Re: The Third Man It's pretty fantastic. I love how the twisty, confusing, frustrating mystery that Holly attempts to solve throughout the course of the film is mirrored in the end, when Harry attempts to navigate a labyrinthine sewer system to escape. And that zither music - it's a bit off-putting the first time around, but does it ever fit in the film, somehow. Plus you've got all the usual trademarks of a classic noir - shadowy lighting, mysterious characters, dark settings, and the protagonist's ambiguous morality - combined with Welles' legendary performance, especially that above (ad-libbed) line, and a fantastic final shot. This, Magnus, is why film-noir is superior to neo-noir.
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Re: The Third Man I agree with the above posts The Third Man is a classic, nearly perfect film. It's a must watch by any film fan. Superb
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Re: The Third Man Wait. Does Magnus actually believe that? There are like 3 (tops) good neo-noirs.
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Johnny Dollar
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Re: The Third Man list plz
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Re: The Third Man Magnus' ramblings aside, this is excellent. I remember watching it for the first time, and the shock at the Harry Lime reveal, cuz for whatever reason I didn't fully realize that Orson was going to be playing Harry Lime alive and well. That was awesome. The cinematography and the score are also excellent. Just an all around classic.
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Re: The Third Man Hahahahaha...
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Re: The Third Man It persists ad infinitum.
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Re: The Third Man And ridiculed at the same time.
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Re: The Third Man You will be rememered just like the Abderites.
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Re: The Third Man snack would say that!
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Re: The Third Man Argos is laughing because he thinks what yoshue says.
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Johnny Dollar
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Re: The Third Man Not only are those films he mentioned not all that good, a list of quality films noir would be miles longer.
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Re: The Third Man It's very very good. Actually I can't name many films that used setting better. The streets, buildings, and sewage of course is used perfectly here. Might as well throw in the score to that too.
Great ending.
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