{"id":42200,"date":"2019-01-26T23:45:26","date_gmt":"2019-01-27T06:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42200"},"modified":"2021-12-29T23:18:21","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T06:18:21","slug":"third-man-the-1949","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42200","title":{"rendered":"Third Man, The (1949)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;ve done things that would have been unthinkable before the war.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Poster-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-42204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Poster-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Poster.jpg 666w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA pulp western novelist named Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) arrives in occupied post-war Vienna ready to work for his friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles), but soon learns Lime has recently been killed. While attending Lime&#8217;s funeral, Martins meets his grieving lover (Alida Valli), as well as two British Army policemen (Trevor Howard and Bernard Lee) who inform Martins that Lime was a criminal, and try to convince him to leave town. However, Martins is determined to figure out what happened to his late friend, and soon stumbles upon a startling discovery.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alida Valli Films<\/li>\n<li>Amateur Sleuths<\/li>\n<li>Betrayal<\/li>\n<li>Carol Reed Films<\/li>\n<li>Expatriates<\/li>\n<li>Friendship<\/li>\n<li>Joseph Cotten Films<\/li>\n<li>Orson Welles Films<\/li>\n<li>Trevor Howard Films<\/li>\n<li>Writers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that this &#8220;classic of the British cinema&#8221; has &#8220;suspense, wit, [and] fine performances&#8221;, as well as &#8220;many classic scenes&#8221;. He adds that &#8220;through shots of Vienna in ruins, the extensive use of bizarre camera angles, and the presentation of a sinister-corrupt-nightmarish atmosphere&#8221;, director Carol &#8220;Reed conveys a world out of order, where good men do evil deeds, where the British and the Russians work side by side, [and] where betrayal is more moral than loyalty&#8221; &#8212; which he believes &#8220;is the film&#8217;s major theme&#8221;. He notes that &#8220;Anton Karas&#8217; classy zither-playing gives the film a romantic, haunting quality&#8221;, and is &#8220;just the right ingredient that takes this picture to <em>masterwork<\/em> level&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s actually hard to name just one element that contributes to this film&#8217;s success; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FMOVVt_8fVE\">as noted by Peter Bogdanovich<\/a>: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s one of the best &#8212; if not <em>the<\/em> best &#8212; non-auteur films ever made, where you have this extraordinary coming together of a bunch of really first-rate talents, all working at their top: Graham Greene as a writer, Alex Korda as a producor, Carol Reed as a director, Vienna looking very photogenic right after the war, Trevor Howard at his best, Orson Welles certainly at his most mysterious in a role that he was born to play&#8230;&#8221; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Indeed, everything about this expertly crafted, finely acted film keeps one glued to the screen and the storyline &#8212; thanks in large part to consistently innovative cinematography, with action taking place on inherently atmospheric sets. <\/p>\n<p>The attention to period detail and overall ambience in this film is especially significant; this is not simply any old &#8220;murder mystery&#8221;, but rather one that&#8217;s inextricably entrenched within the unique milieu of a city split into fragments by <a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.interrogating-ellie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Occupation-zones-Vienna-map.jpg\">various occupiers<\/a>, its motley inhabitants dealing with the inevitability of post-war chaos, corruption, and mistrust. Lonely Martins stumbles into this unsettled setting, mourning the loss of a man he considers &#8220;the best friend he ever had&#8221; while falling hard for stunning beauty Valli (excellent in her most iconic role). Meanwhile, Howard&#8217;s cynical-realist policeman is perpetually on the sidelines, ready to remind Cotten what kind of man his friend Harry Lime <em>really<\/em> was. <\/p>\n<p>Countless memorable images stand out from <em>The Third Man<\/em>: &#8220;Holly being bitten by a parrot, Holly being chased by a little boy who&#8217;s telling everyone within earshot that Holly&#8217;s a murderer, Lime and Holly speaking while on a Ferris wheel, Lime being chased through the sewers, and in the finale, Holly waiting for Valli as she walks toward the camera&#8221;. Also notable are Holly&#8217;s disastrous (indeed, nightmarish and Hitchcockian) talk in front of an audience of &#8220;cultured&#8221; Brits ready to hear him expound on high-falutin&#8217; literary topics; &#8220;Baron&#8221; Kurtz (Ernst Deutsch) playing violin at the Casanova Club while an overweight female sips soup right under his chin; the many scenes in which faces of random citizens are shown in crowded, close focus on the screen; Lee punching Holly and then, without missing a beat, politely helping him get back up. There&#8217;s no sentimentality here: as much as Holly may want to imbue his old friend with the glow of eternal loyalty, his idealized vision is broken down bit by bit, and there&#8217;s no happy ending in sight (though surely he has plenty of material to bring to his work as a novelist).    <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joseph Cotten as Holly Martins<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Cotten.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Cotten-1024x770.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-42217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Cotten-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Cotten-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Cotten-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Cotten-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Cotten.png 1436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Alida Valli as Anna<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Valli3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Valli3-1024x770.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-42220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Valli3-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Valli3-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Valli3-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Valli3-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Valli3.png 1436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Orson Welles as Harry Lime<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Welles.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Welles-1024x770.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-42211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Welles-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Welles-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Welles-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Welles-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Welles.png 1436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Trevor Howard as Major Calloway<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Howard.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Howard-1024x770.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-42218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Howard-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Howard-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Howard-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Howard-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Howard.png 1436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Finely realized supporting performances<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Lee2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Lee2-1024x770.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-42226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Lee2-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Lee2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Lee2-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Lee2-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Lee2.png 1436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Supporting.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Supporting-1024x770.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-42208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Supporting-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Supporting-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Supporting-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Supporting-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Supporting.png 1436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Highly atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Cinematography-1024x770.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-42214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Cinematography-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Cinematography-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Cinematography-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Cinematography-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Cinematography.png 1436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Valli.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Valli-1024x770.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-42209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Valli-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Valli-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Valli-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Valli-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Valli.png 1436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Effectively stylized camera angles<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Angles2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Angles2-1024x770.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-42213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Angles2-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Angles2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Angles2-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Angles2-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Angles2.png 1436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Angles.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Angles-1024x770.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-42212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Angles-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Angles-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Angles-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Angles-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Angles.png 1436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Excellent use of authentic (and\/or authentically recreated) locales<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Sets.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Sets-1024x770.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-42205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Sets-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Sets-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Sets-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Sets-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Sets.png 1436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Sets2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Sets2-1024x770.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-42206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Sets2-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Sets2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Sets2-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Sets2-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Sets2.png 1436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The final shootout chase through Vienna&#8217;s sewers<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Sewers.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Sewers-1024x770.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-42207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Sewers-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Sewers-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Sewers-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Sewers-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Sewers.png 1436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Cinematography2-1024x770.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-42215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Cinematography2-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Cinematography2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Cinematography2-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Cinematography2-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Third-Man-Cinematography2.png 1436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Grahame Greene&#8217;s script<\/li>\n<li>Anton Karas&#8217; oh-so-memorable zither score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as an indisputable classic of the era and genre. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=1784#classic\">Genuine Classic<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0041959\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1950\/02\/03\/archives\/the-screen-in-review-the-third-man-carol-reeds.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmsite.org\/thir.html\">FilmSite Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/92904\/the-third-man#articles-reviews\">TCM Articles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salon.com\/2015\/06\/25\/the_third_man_why_this_masterful_1949_euro_noir_about_the_age_of_american_arrogance_and_power_is_more_relevant_than_ever\/\">Salon Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve done things that would have been unthinkable before the war.&#8221; Synopsis: A pulp western novelist named Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) arrives in occupied post-war Vienna ready to work for his friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles), but soon learns Lime has recently been killed. While attending Lime&#8217;s funeral, Martins meets his grieving lover (Alida Valli), as well as two British Army policemen (Trevor Howard and Bernard Lee) who inform Martins that Lime was a criminal, and try to convince him&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42200\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42200"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79517,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42200\/revisions\/79517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}