The Third Man

The Third Man is a 1949 film noir directed by Carol Reed, written by Graham Greene, and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles and Trevor Howard. Set in postwar Allied-occupied Vienna, it follows American writer Holly Martins, who arrives to take a job with his friend Harry Lime only to learn that Lime has died, and stays on to investigate the death while becoming drawn to Lime's girlfriend Anna Schmidt. The film is known for its black-and-white, German expressionist-influenced cinematography by Robert Krasker and for Anton Karas's zither theme, which topped international music charts in 1950. In 1999 the British Film Institute voted it the greatest British film of all time, and it is widely considered one of the greatest films ever made. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/