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The Third Man is a really well-written thriller, short and taut and efficient, about a crime ring that sells diluted penicillin on the black market in Vienna in the aftermath of World War II. Novelist Holly Martins is haunted by the news of the death of his friend Harry Lime, who had offered him a job.
Holly Martins, an American author of western fiction, arrives in post-World War II Vienna seeking his childhood friend, Harry Lime, who has offered him a job. However, Martins is told that Lime has been killed by a car while crossing the street.
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May 1, 1999 · The Third Man. Paperback – May 1, 1999. by Graham Greene (Author) 4.3 401 ratings. See all formats and editions. Rollo Martins' usual line is the writing of cheap paperback Westerns under the name of Buck Dexter. But when his old friend Harry Lime invites him to Vienna, he jumps at the chance.
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The Third Man is steeped in the moral ambiguity of the Cold War and the immediate devastation of World War II. Greene is a sharp observer of human nature, particularly human flaws, and the narrative has few heroic moments: Calloway lies and misunderstands the conspiracy he has uncovered.
The Third Man is Greene's brilliant recreation of post-war Vienna, a city of desolate poverty occupied by four powers. Rollo Martins, a second-rate novelist, arrives penniless in Vienna to visit his old friend and hero Harry Lime.
Experience the thrilling search for the Third Man as you follow Harry Lime through the gloomy and treacherous streets of Vienna, a city divided by war and corruption. This undisputed spy classic is now available for the first time with video and photography from the film that inspired the novel.
Rollo Martins’ usual line is the writing of cheap paperback Westerns under the name of Buck Dexter. But when his old friend Harry Lime invites him to Vienna, he jumps at the chance. With exactly five pounds in his pocket, he arrives only just in time to make it to his friend’s funeral.
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Jan 1, 1988 · The film The Third Man starring Orson Welles and Joseph Cotton is an undisputed noir classic, often cited on best-of-all-time movie lists. The legacy of this prose novella by Graham Greene is less clear.
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A thrilling story of black-marketeering, it is set against a backdrop of Vienna in the immediate post-war era, when the city was divided into four zones amongst the major powers, Russia, Britain, France and America. Graham Greene wrote the novella first and then adapted it for the screenplay.
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Experience the thrilling search for the Third Man as you follow Harry Lime through the gloomy and treacherous streets of Vienna, a city divided by war and corruption. This undisputed spy classic is now available for the first time with video and photography from the film that inspired the novel.
