What is the story behind The Third Man?
An American pulp writer arrives in post-WWII Vienna only to find that the friend who waited for him is killed under mysterious circumstances. The ensuing mystery entangles him in his friend’s involvement in the black market, with the multinational police, and with his Czech girlfriend.
Was The Third Man filmed in Vienna?
Carol Reed filmed The Third Man in Vienna in 1948, during that brief, uneasy truce between the end of the second world war and the onset of the cold war. It won an Oscar and the Golden Palm at Cannes but it wasn’t a hit in Vienna. The film only ran for a few weeks.
What is the name of The Third Man?
Set in postwar Vienna, the film centres on American Holly Martins (Cotten), who arrives in the city to accept a job with his friend Harry Lime (Welles), only to learn that Lime has died.
Who shot Harry Lime?
Martins
Yet, when Martins shoots Lime at the end, he is able to convince himself that he is acting out of the noblest of motives. Martins lacks the self-awareness to realize that his mediocrity conditions his sense of outrage at the evil deeds of a superior human force (op. cit., pp. 11-12).
Why is The Third Man called The Third Man?
Drazin speculates that Greene was aware of Philby’s double-agent life when they worked together in Portugal, though it was only in the mid-1950s that Philby was openly suspected of being a double agent and hence ‘the third man’ (this was finally confirmed in 1963).
Where is the cemetery in The Third Man?
Lime’s interment takes place in Section 43A, just southwest of the church – you can clearly see its dome in the background of the shot. To find the spot, look for the northern section of the Soviet Memorial. Directly opposite, a narrow grassy path leads between the graves of Section 43A.
When was The Third Man released?
June 26, 2015 (USA)The Third Man / Release date
Was there a third man?
The third man is explained early on in the film, when we learn that when Harry Lime’s supposedly dead body was taken across the road there were two known people who carried him, but the porter at Lime’s apartment block is alone in saying he saw a third man (“There was a third man”), to be later murdered because of it.
Did The Third Man win any awards?
BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film
Palme d’OrAcademy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-WhiteNational Society of Film Critics Film Heritage Award
The Third Man/Awards