The Third Man

The Third Man

classified PG

part of Rebels in the Rubble Sunday Brunches

Film

Please note: This was screened in Jan 2015

Director
Carol Reed
Cast
Orson Welles, Alida Valli, Joseph Cotton
Details
104 mins, 1949, UK

Graham Greene's original screenplay is an astonishing tale of friendship, mystery and deception. American author Holly Martins (Joseph Cotton) arrives in post-WWII Vienna to learn that his friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles) has recently been killed. After conversations with some of Lime's associates in the city however, he grows increasingly suspicious. Martins embarks on a mission to uncover the truth surrounding Lime's demise, being dragged through ever-murkier waters toward a conclusion that he could have never foreseen. Beautifully shot, scripted and scored, The Third Man is an intensely gripping thriller that the BFI rated as the best British film of the twentieth century.

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Conversations About Cinema: Impact of Conflict

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