The Third Man is one of my favorite movies. With a bit of noir, a bit of romance, a bit of cynical comedy, this post-war film shot in Vienna is one of the best of all time. It's Casablanca + steroids + more mood - the great lines + some grit. It stars our old Citizen Kane/War of the Worlds buddy, Orson Welles, and the painfully underrated Joseph Cotten. The music is all zither from Anton Karas--the theatrical trailers said "his zither will have you in a dither." I'm sure that's the corniest thing I've ever heard, but the music is amazing and I've never heard a more appropriate score.
The movie is directed by Carol Reed. Isn't Carol a woman's name? Not on your life, Buddy. Carol's only the greatest British film director ever, ever, ever, of all time, ever.
If you want great shots, great music, great acting, great location, and the first ever sewer chase scene
plus death threats from the top of a ferris wheel, this is the movie for you. Check it out, you won't regret it...unless you can't get the music out of your head because it has you in a dither.
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