Someone asked me once whether it was my opinion as a critic that The Third Man had the most zither-centric score in film history. (This really happened.) I'm certainly not qualified to speak to all ...

Few films are as striking to look at or listen to as the British film noir “The Third Man.” Its shadow-soaked black-and-white palette, artfully askew camera angles and elaborately expressive editing ...

American actors Joseph Cotten, as Holly Martins, and Orson Welles, as Harry Lime, in the Ferris wheel scene from 'The Third Man'. (Photo credit: Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images) You only really ...

Death and darkness are beyond every wrong turn in the great British noir “The Third Man” (1949), directed by Carol Reed and written by Graham Greene. It’s an unforgettable vision, with its zither ...

These and other questions – comprising the mystery within the mystery – are left unanswered by The Third Man, the 1949 proto-Cold War thriller, written by Graham Greene and directed by Carol Reed, ...