In Search of the Third Man

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Hal Leonard Corporation, 2000 - Performing Arts - 209 pages
(Limelight). Half a century after its opening, The Third Man remains an unquestioned masterpiece of film artistry and, for many, the greatest British movie ever made. Whether it is Harry Lime's magical first appearance or the celebrated cuckoo clock speech or the climactic chase through the sewers beneath Vienna or the haunting theme music of Anton Karas, the film contains some of the most memorable moments in screen history. Drawing on both contemporary documents and accounts of the people involved, In Search of The Third Man explores the many myths that over the years have grown around this extraordinary film, and seeks to unravel the facts from the fiction. "...you'll want to read The Third Man...The story of the film's creation is as intriguing as the film itself" Leonard Maltin, Playboy
 

Contents

Mixing Fact with Fiction
1
Bombed About a Bit
10
Then Along Came This Silly American
21
On Location
55
Stealing the Limelight
68
In the Studio
82
Youll Never Teach These Austrians to be Good Citizens
90
The Fourth Man
95
The Heart of the Matter
144
The Little Duke
160
The Storyteller
166
Fifty Years On
177
The End
189
Credits
192
Chronology
196
Notes
199

Falling Out
110
From Fool to Hero
123
Pardon Me If I Rave
131
The Return of the Third Man
138
Bibliography
208
Picture Credits
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