The Third Man Sweaty Movies an enormous excavation at a

an enormous excavation at a nearby mountain disturbs the locals and captures Pietari's curiosity

creating a biting social satire that is as profound as it is provocative

Andy Willis

PLUS: Essays by author and critic Luc Sante and filmmaker Martin Scorsese

Paul Schrader Guardian Interview (1993

The Third Man Sweaty Movies an enormous excavation at aTHE THIRD MAN is a British cinematic icon: from director Carol Reed, author Graham Greene and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli and Orson Welles. Set in post war Vienna, the film noir features some of cinema's most memorable set pieces the chase through the sewers, the enormous ferris wheel, the elm lined cemetery and Anton Karas' zither score, a worldwide phenomenon in itself. THE THIRD MAN is a swirling blend of thriller, romance, mystery and war