This is my favorite scene in my favorite film, especially the final line when villain Harry Lime compares Italy to Switzerland! Oh, and who can forget the brilliant zither music of Anton Karas?
THIS IS 100% INCORRECT..Welles only came up with The Cuckoo Clock! I got a link..to a question of what u think Welles Did…When in fact He did Not.. The Third Man (1949) He didn’t improvise the whole speech. He came out with the line [about the] “cuckoo clock”. But nobody knew what was going to come out of his mouth. That was done by the first unit on the set. And he was trying to rewrite that bit, or mess about with it, and that came out in the end. But he certainly did not write the script in any way. It was Graham Greene’s script, and he only has that one big scene in the film where he talks on the wheel. The cuckoo clock line, he can have that one. But most of the scene was Graham Greene’s.
I've just learned the facts he stated are false also. The Borgias ruled for sixty, the cuckoo clock is from a non-Swiss region etc. Fabulous! Been quoting this for years!
@@normadesmond6017 I only learned that half recently and it made one of my favourite movie facts even better. (Old man-as I feel like calling everyone after watching this scene!))
more than 40 years ago, standing on a viewpoint with a friend of mine, i told him about that scene of the movie, not knowing about the mental state he was in. two days later, he took his life.
Released in 1949/1950… to think this would become the parable for the future. The world doesn’t make heroes, but it does make opportunists, all trying to grab that brass ring… and free of income tax.
There is something inexplicable which draws me to the roles of Orson Welles. The Martian scare on radio, Citizen Kane, the preacher in Moby Dick and ,of course, Harry Lime in the Third Man are examples that my generation(Baby Boomers) enjoy. An enjoyable experience over and over again can be found. Its too bad that the current generation shows little interest in his classic acting. You will never find the uneasyness in just conversation in todays stuff. This scene is a fantastic example of that. When he opens the door you get the feeling that something horrible might happen. And then you become surprised when it doesn't.
I think that we Boomers should also understand that this kind of somewhat stylized acting has dramatic thrust to us but often rings less genuine to younger generations.
@@daxxkid101I believe he wanted to make a film of Heart of Darkness, the Joseph Conrad story, set in Africa, with him in the Kurtz role. He would have been 64 when AN came out, so at that age and his weight, I seriously doubt anyone would have taken him for a deserter Colonel (though Brando was pretty chunky himself).
@@robbarbieri8676 adding that to the long list of Welles films we wasn’t treated to. Reading through all the potential castings for Apocalypse Now on so many of the characters leaves you wondering, Lee Marvin was also considered for Kurtz I believe
Brilliant film - and proud to write that it was my father's first film. Not credited, but appeared as the waiter/barman behind Joseph Cotton and Bernard Lee's conversation - Ask Gerhard Strassgschwandtner, creator of the Third Man Museum in Vienna...possibly th eonly museum based on a single film INTHE WORLD!!
Apparently Welles really was running low on digestive tablets! He was dealing with terrible heartburn from all the roast chicken and wine he was consuming on location. What dedication!
Take a good look out into the world. You almost wouldn't be able to tell the difference anymore between this and what is happening out there in the world present day.
The Naked Lunch............... as they inject 'bug powder' or to be more concise, the dried and ground antenna of insects to heighten ESP and Telepathy.
Track down the old radio plays, each one is a kind of prequel to the movie and you see that Harry is terrifyingly amoral. Its not just that wants to win, Harry Lime will occasionally put himself in harm's way because that's the best possible deal, not even the best deal for him. If he had to choose between making a hundred by risking his neck and fifty by risking yours he'd absolutely go for the hundred without hesitation ... then figure out a way to get the fifty anyway
He don't carry a gun & nobody gon look for a bullet wound after he falls out that 🎡 !!!!! Harry's got a.... point or should i say.... Dots don't he??? lolz
Orson Welles makes an extremely evil man seem incredibly likeable. The acting in this film by all involved is top-notch.
He's such a bastard but I love him lol
The most likeable bastard in cinema
I love the way Orson repeats "free of income tax" underneath his breath a second time at 1:58. He adds so much charm to his scumbag character
Brilliant acting and writing. Sums up Harry’s character in just a few minutes.
agreed
We just saw this Ferris wheel
Today
Really need to hear Welles’ Harry Lime radio show
i love that they talk over each other. even modern films dont write conversations like that
I think The Meyerowitz Stories does do that
And I think it’s a safe bet that AI never will #WGAstrong
The crosstalk is literally music to my ears. Incredible writing and acting.
This is my favorite scene in my favorite film, especially the final line when villain Harry Lime compares Italy to Switzerland! Oh, and who can forget the brilliant zither music of Anton Karas?
Orson Welles made that last speech up at the spot. There's brilliance for you
THIS IS 100% INCORRECT..Welles only came up with The Cuckoo Clock! I got a link..to a question of what u think Welles Did…When in fact He did Not..
The Third Man (1949)
He didn’t improvise the whole speech. He came out with the line [about the] “cuckoo clock”. But nobody knew what was going to come out of his mouth. That was done by the first unit on the set. And he was trying to rewrite that bit, or mess about with it, and that came out in the end. But he certainly did not write the script in any way. It was Graham Greene’s script, and he only has that one big scene in the film where he talks on the wheel. The cuckoo clock line, he can have that one. But most of the scene was Graham Greene’s.
I've just learned the facts he stated are false also. The Borgias ruled for sixty, the cuckoo clock is from a non-Swiss region etc. Fabulous! Been quoting this for years!
@@joelmiller8110 yes! He Welles did that on purpose as well. To show Harry Lime was all fake. Wonderful, isn't it!
@@sickheadache9903 of course it was .But the cuckoo clock wouldn't have been into that movie without the input of Welles.
@@normadesmond6017 I only learned that half recently and it made one of my favourite movie facts even better. (Old man-as I feel like calling everyone after watching this scene!))
One of the best evil character ever written and acted. This movie is timeless.
more than 40 years ago, standing on a viewpoint with a friend of mine, i told him about that scene of the movie, not knowing about the mental state he was in. two days later, he took his life.
Released in 1949/1950… to think this would become the parable for the future. The world doesn’t make heroes, but it does make opportunists, all trying to grab that brass ring… and free of income tax.
There is something inexplicable which draws me to the roles of Orson Welles. The Martian scare
on radio, Citizen Kane, the preacher in Moby Dick and ,of course, Harry Lime in the Third Man are
examples that my generation(Baby Boomers) enjoy. An enjoyable experience over and over again can be found. Its too bad that the current generation shows little interest in his classic
acting. You will never find the uneasyness in just conversation in todays stuff. This scene is a fantastic example of that. When he opens the door you get the feeling that something horrible might happen. And then you become surprised when it doesn't.
I think that we Boomers should also understand that this kind of somewhat stylized acting has dramatic thrust to us but often rings less genuine to younger generations.
It's such a brilliant commentary on the effects of the two world wars on so many people.
This grows from the same crushed soil that produced Dadaism
Law & Order brought me here.
Anyone who thinks Orson couldn't have pulled off playing Vito Corleone should watch this scene.
Also considered for Kurtz in Apocalypse Now, an interpretation I fantasise about often
@@daxxkid101I believe he wanted to make a film of Heart of Darkness, the Joseph Conrad story, set in Africa, with him in the Kurtz role. He would have been 64 when AN came out, so at that age and his weight, I seriously doubt anyone would have taken him for a deserter Colonel (though Brando was pretty chunky himself).
@@robbarbieri8676 adding that to the long list of Welles films we wasn’t treated to. Reading through all the potential castings for Apocalypse Now on so many of the characters leaves you wondering, Lee Marvin was also considered for Kurtz I believe
Brilliant film - and proud to write that it was my father's first film. Not credited, but appeared as the waiter/barman behind Joseph Cotton and Bernard Lee's conversation - Ask Gerhard Strassgschwandtner, creator of the Third Man Museum in Vienna...possibly th eonly museum based on a single film INTHE WORLD!!
Apparently Welles really was running low on digestive tablets! He was dealing with terrible heartburn from all the roast chicken and wine he was consuming on location. What dedication!
This is how oligarchs view the world
Gregory and Glamrock
Excellent analogy!👍
How power hungry people the world.
The whole film is worth watching. Carol Reed brought together all those old German and Austrian actors who survived the war.
In my opinion this one of the greatest scenes between a protagonist and an antagonist in film ever Orson just outshines Joseph Cotton.
Take a good look out into the world. You almost wouldn't be able to tell the difference anymore between this and what is happening out there in the world present day.
The bombers right. They were less than dots. They dropped their payload. Collected pay and pension.
Awesome Welles.
Green's tale was disregarded.
Tour the force by Orson Welles.
"tour de force" the expression is French, not English.
@@TheScottEF not appropriate ?! Any suggestion?
Man was a Genius in so many ways
................" I wish I could get rid of this thing ! "
......on being bugged.
The Naked Lunch............... as they inject 'bug powder' or to be more concise, the dried and ground antenna of insects to heighten ESP and Telepathy.
Harry’s a void
Track down the old radio plays, each one is a kind of prequel to the movie and you see that Harry is terrifyingly amoral. Its not just that wants to win, Harry Lime will occasionally put himself in harm's way because that's the best possible deal, not even the best deal for him. If he had to choose between making a hundred by risking his neck and fifty by risking yours he'd absolutely go for the hundred without hesitation ... then figure out a way to get the fifty anyway
He don't carry a gun & nobody gon look for a bullet wound after he falls out that 🎡 !!!!! Harry's got a.... point or should i say.... Dots don't he??? lolz
What does he answer after being asked “do you know what’s happened to your girl? She’s been arrested” … “Jovelin??!” What?
"Tough...very tough... But, don't worry, old man, they won't hurt her."
@@AllanFrederiksen83 But they will send her back into Russian territory and the Russians may well hurt her
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