The Third Man
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One of the great films of all time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Third_Man
The Third Man is a 1949 British-American film noir directed by Carol Reed, written by Graham Greene, and starring Joseph Cotten as Holly Martins, Alida Valli as Anna Schmidt, Orson Welles as Harry Lime and Trevor Howard as Major Calloway. Set in post-World War II Allied-occupied Vienna, the film centres on American writer Holly Martins, who arrives in the city to accept a job with his friend Harry Lime, only to learn that he has died. Martins stays in Vienna to investigate Lime's death, becoming infatuated with Lime's girlfriend Anna Schmidt.
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I was contemplating watching
I was contemplating watching it this weekend but I don't think it's cold enough yet outside. Great movie, have seen it a few times and I still don't get it fully. The Ferris wheel scene is great. Joseph Cotton is great as well.
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We just watched it a couple
We just watched it a couple of weeks ago on Turner Classics Film Noir series (I think that's the name, where the movie guy introduces it and talks about it a little.) They sure make movies differently now....
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Been a big fan of TCM for
Been a big fan of TCM for many yrs. And that is a great movie. Been a few yrs but it was on TCM.
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The Turner Classic Movies
The Turner Classic Movies film noir series is called Noir Alley, hosted by Eddie Muller. It's on Saturday nights at midnight, and repeated again at 10 AM Sunday. I've been watching it for years, and Eddie Muller is a great host, his comments before and after the movie always provide great insights to the film. I never knew what film noir was until I started watching, now it's my favorite genre of movies. Worth checking out, the guy has a real passion for the movies he presents.
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Old-Time radio series The
Old-time radio series The Lives of Harry Lime, The Third Man prequel, Orson Welles and the same zither music.
Not bad.
https://archive.org/details/TheLivesOfHarryLime