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The Third Man is a 1949 film noir directed by Carol Reed, written by Graham Greene, and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles and Trevor Howard.
In Reed’s The Third Man, we follow American pulp western writer Holly Martins, an alcoholic who arrives in postwar Vienna by train, with the intent of starting a job his childhood friend Harry Lime had promised him. But upon arrival, Martins is informed of an accident that presumably took Harry’s life.
The Third Man: Directed by Carol Reed. With Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, Trevor Howard. Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.
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- Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller
- Carol Reed
- 1950-02-01
Dec 8, 1996 · “The Third Man” (1949) was made by men who knew the devastation of Europe at first hand. Carol Reed worked for the British Army’s wartime documentary unit, and the screenplay was by Graham Greene, who not only wrote about spies but occasionally acted as one.
1 day ago · Released 75 years ago, Carol Reed’s classic stars Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles in a profound, ravishingly shot story of human depravity in postwar Vienna. ... “The Third Man” is a study of ...
Carol Reed. Director: The Third Man. Carol Reed was the second son of stage actor, dramatics teacher and impresario founder of the Royal School of Dramatic Art Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree. Reed was one of Tree's six illegitimate children with Beatrice Mae Pinney, who Tree established in a second household apart from his married life.
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Sir Carol Reed (30 December 1906 – 25 April 1976) was an English film director and producer, best known for Odd Man Out (1947), The Fallen Idol (1948), The Third Man (1949), and Oliver! (1968), [ 1 ] for which he was awarded the Academy Award for Best Director .
