In search of the Third man / Charles Drazin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Drazin, Charles, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Third man (Motion picture).

Physical Description:

xiv, 209 pages, 16 unnumbered pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm

Edition:

First Limelight edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Limelight Editions, 2000.

Summary:

Half a century after its opening, The Third Man remains an unquestioned masterpiece of film artistry and, for many, the greatest British movie ever made. Whether it is Harry Lime's magical first appearance or the celebrated cuckoo clock speech or the climactic chase through the sewers beneath Vienna or the haunting theme music of Anton Karas, the film contains some of the most memorable moments in screen history. Drawing on both contemporary documents and accounts of the people involved, In Search of The Third Man explores the many myths that over the years have grown around this extraordinary film, and seeks to unravel the facts from the fiction. ..."you'll want to read The Third Man...The story of the film's creation is as intriguing as the film itself" -Leonard Maltin, Playboy

Contents:

'Mixing Fact with Fiction'

'Bombed About a Bit'

'Then Along Came This Silly American!'

On Location

Stealing the Limelight

In the Studio

'You'll Never Teach These Austrians to be Good Citizens!'

The Fourth Man

Falling Out

From Fool to Hero

'Pardon Me If I Rave!'

The Return of the Third Man

The Heart of the Matter

The Little Duke

The Storyteller

Fifty Years On.

Notes:

Originally published: London : Methuen, 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [208]-209).

ISBN:

0879102942

9780879102944

OCLC:

43615397