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Actors: Joseph Cotton, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, Trevor Howard, Bernard Lee, Paul Hoerbiger, Ernst Deutsch
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Third Man |
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The Third Man (1949), directed by Carol Reed
The story is set in atmospheric post-World War II Vienna. American Holly Martins, a penniless author of cheap Western novels, arrives in Vienna at the invitation of his old friend Harry Lime. Wondering why Lime has not welcomed him at the train station, Martins tries to find him at his home only to be informed that Lime just died in a tragic accident a couple of days earlier. But upon further inquiry into the circumstances of Lime's death, Martins is confronted with contradictory accounts that raise his suspicions. Alert to the possibility that Lime might have been murdered, he decides to stay in Vienna for a while longer to find out the truth.
--Dorothea Lotter, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Third Man |
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- catching/stopping killer
Criminal enemy is...
- drug dealers
If this is a criminal POV story...
- killing innocent people
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavy
Body type
- average (woman)
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Eastern European
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Austria
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- challenged
How many deaths in film?
- dozens
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- mental battles
Unusual forms of death
- drowned
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- None
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