The Third Man at Speed Cinema

Essential Cinema The Third Man Directed by Carol Reed Saturday, July 11, 6 pm | BUY TICKETS $12 | $8 Speed members “One great scene after another! One great shot after another! I’ve seen it over 50 times and it’s still magic.”—Roger Ebert This film noir classic directed by Carol Reed is back in a 4K digital restoration which was completed to celebrate the film’s 75th anniversary. Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten), a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives in a bombed-out, post-war Vienna at the invitation of his childhood friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles) only to find him dead. Martins develops the ultimate conspiracy theory after learning of a “third man” present at the time of Harry’s death, butting up against interference from British police officer Major Calloway (Trevor Howard), and falling head-over-heels for Harry’s grief-stricken lover Anna (Alida Valli). Winner of the Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix, Oscar-winner for Best Cinematography, and Oscar-nominated for Best Director, The Third… View Source