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The Third Man
A 70th anniversary reissue of Carol Reed's masterful evocation of Graham Greene. Failed novelist Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) arrives in Vienna to meet his good chum, Harry Lime (Orson Welles), only to find the poor chap dead as a door nail and his reputation besmirched by vile allegations. Determined to clear his pal's good name, Holly ignores the advice of two British Army police officers - Major Calloway (Trevor Howard) and Sergeant Paine (Bernard Lee) - to hunt down the elusive 'third man' spotted at the scene of the crime. In the process, Holly becomes entangled in a web of murder and intrigue that puts his own pulp fictions to shame. Tightly plotted and expertly acted, The Third Man is a masterclass in sustained tension that puts most modern thrillers to shame. They don't make 'em like they used to.
