The Third Man

The Third Man (1949) is a film noir directed by Carol Reed. The screenplay was written by novelist Graham Greene. Greene wrote a novella of the same name in preparation for the screenplay, and this was published in 1950.

Adaptations and spin-offs

• A radio drama series called The Third Man and centring on the adventures of Harry Lime (voiced by Welles) prior to his "death in Vienna" ran for a number of seasons.
• A television series later used the film's title, theme music and the name "Harry Lime", played by Michael Rennie. However, the Lime character was a wealthy art-dealer who behaved like "Robin Hood" and had an associate called Bradford Webster played by Jonathan Harris. The series was produced by the BBC and ran for 77 episodes between 1959 and 1965 and was syndicated in the United States. See Third Man TV series.