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Directed By
Carol Reed
Cast:
Joseph Cotten, Orson Welles, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard, Bernard Lee, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Leo Bieber, Geoffrey Keen, Annie Rosar, Ernst Deutsch, Paul Hardtmuth, Erich Ponto, Siegfried Breuer, Hedwig Bleibtreu, Paul Hoerbiger, Herbert Halbik, Frederick Schreicker, Jenny Werner, Nelly Arno, Alexis Chesnakov
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The Third Man (1949)
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Happy as a lark and without a cent.
Carol Reed directed this Graham Green story of murder and intrigue and did a damn fine job of it. The only criticism that I can possible put forth is that incessantly awful music. It was such a distraction. I know, some people think the zither music is good, but not me.
The story was really good, however, as the expatriate Holly (Joseph Cotten) refuses to believe that his friend died in an accident and is trying to prove murder. Cotten just seemed so All-American hero put in with the craggy faces of the others. Of course, we have to have the love interest and Alida Valli (Semana Santa/Angel of Death) fits the bill nicely.
This is a real classic and would probably still be enjoyable to see in a theater.
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 | Andy
Sep 26, 2007 4:59 PM
also wrote a review of The Third Man 
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| One of the all-time greats. One of the best endings ever. I'd have to go the whole way and give this one 5 stars, even though I didn't go there in my review. |
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