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Orson Welles Created the "Star Role" in The Third Man

Carol Reed's The Third Man is a gorgeously photographed bit of post-war film noir that gave us one of the greatest grins in the history of cinema. It also gave us a ton of zither! Clint, Cal, and Alex dive into the classic detective yarn that's not really about a detective at all. They discuss the dutch angles that kept Joseph Cotton on his heels for most of the film, just how bad a guy Orson Welles as Harry Lime really is, and just how bad a guy Orson Welles was on set, as legends have it. It got booted off of AFI's Top 100 movies list, but find out where it ranks on the CineFix Top 100!

English
  • Originally Aired October 16, 2023
  • Runtime 81 minutes
  • Network United States YouTube
  • Created October 17, 2023 by
    SpaceCowFour
  • Modified November 4, 2024 by
    SpaceCowFour