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Synopsis: An out of work pulp fiction novelist, Holly Martins, arrives in a post war Vienna divided into sectors by the victorious allies, and where a shortage of supplies has led to a flourishing black market. He arrives at the invitation of an ex-school friend, Harry Lime, who has offered him a job, only to discover that Lime has recently died in a peculiar traffic accident. From talking to Lime's friends and associates Martins soon notices that some of the stories are inconsistent, and determines to discover what really happened to Harry Lime.

Genre: Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller

Director(s): Carol Reed

Actors: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, Trevor Howard

Production: Rialto Pictures

Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 4 nominations.


IMDB:: 8.2
Rotten Tomatoes:: 99%

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Year:: 1949
: 93 min
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You're well out of things.
There we are, miss.
- Thank you. You've been so kind.
- Well, l'll be saying good night.
- Good night, miss.
- Good-bye.
[ Man Speaking German Over Loudspeaker ]
[ Train Whistle Blows ]
- Are you going too ?
- Oh.
- What are you doing here ?
- l wanted to see you off.
See me off ?
From here ?
Oh, l watched you onto the train, uh--
No harm in that, is there ?
How did you know
l'd be here ?
l heard something about it
at police headquarters.
Have you been seeing
Major Calloway again ?
Of course not.
l don't live in his pocket.
Harry, what is it ?
- For heaven sakes,
stop calling me Harry.
- l'm sorry.
- [ Man On Loudspeaker, lndistinct ]
- Let's go.
What's on your mind ?
Why did you hide here ?
Hide ? Can't a fellow have a drink ?
Here. lt'll be cold on that train.
- l shall be all right.
- You send me a wire as soon as you are.
- What's going to happen ?
Where is Harry ?
- He's safe in the Russian zone.
- How do you know ?
- Well, l saw him today.
- How is he ?
- He can look after himself.
Don't worry.
- Did he say anything about me ?
Tell me !
- Oh, the usual things.
- ls something wrong ?
Did you tell Calloway about Harry ?
- Of course l didn't.
Why should he help me ?
The Russians will make trouble for him.
- That's his headache. Oh, Anna !
- His ? Why are you lying ?
- We're getting you
out of here, aren't we ?
- l'm not going.
You'd--
Anna, don't you recognize
a good turn when you see one ?
You have seen Calloway ?
What are you two doing ?
Well, they, they asked me
to help take him.
l'm helping.
- Poor Harry.
- Poor Harry.
Poor Harry... wouldn't even
lift a finger to help you.
Oh, you've got your precious honesty
and don't want anything else.
You still want him.
l don't want him anymore.
l don't want to see him, hear him, but
he's still a part of me. That's a fact.
l couldn't do a thing
to harm him.
[ Train Whistle Blowing ]
[ Train Departing ]
Oh, Anna, why do we always
have to quarrel ?
lf you want to sell your services,
l'm not willing to be the price.
l loved him.
You loved him.
What good have we done him...
for love ?
Look at yourself.
They have a name
for faces like that.
- Calloway.
- Come in here. There isn't much time.
l want to get a plane
out of here tonight.
- So she talked you out of it.
- Gave me these.
A girl of spirit.
She's right.
lt is none of my business.
lt won't make any difference
in the long run. l'll get him.
- Well, l won't have helped.
- That'll be a fine boast to make.
- Well, l always wanted you
to catch that plane, didn't l ?
- You all did.
l'd better see if there's
anyone still at the terminus.
You may need a priority.
Mind if l drop off
somewhere on the way ?
- l've got an appointment.
lt won't take five minutes.
- Of course.
Why don't you come in too ?
You're a writer. lt might interest you.
This is the biggest children's
hospital in Vienna.
All the kids in here are the result
of Lime's penicillin racket.
He'd had meningitis.
They gave it some of Lime's penicillin.
Terrible pity, isn't it ?
Paine lent me one of your books.
Oklahoma Kid, l think it was.
l read a bit of it. Looks as if
it's gonna be pretty good.
What made you take up this sort
of thing ? Been doing it for long ?
- All right, Calloway. You win.
- l never knew there were
snake charmers in Texas.
- l said you win.
- Win what ?
l'll be your...
dumb decoy duck.
Psst !
Paine.
Look, sir !
How much longer
are you going to sit here ?
Shall l go over there, sir ?
No. No,
leave them for a while.
[ Old Man ]
Mein Herr, Ballon ?
Nein, danke. Nein.
- Ballon ?
- [ Speaking German ]
[ German Continues ]
Go on. Hop it, scarper.
- Ballon, mein Herr ?
- [ German Continues ]
All right, all right.
Only one. Go on, scarper.
You should have gone.
How did you know l was here, anyway ?
From Kurtz.
They have just been arrested.
But Harry won't come.
He's not a fool.
- Yes, Paine. Slip over there.
See what she's up to.
- Right, sir.
[ Anna ]
Don't tell me you are doing
all this for nothing.
- What's your price this time ?
- No price, Anna.
Honest, sensible, sober,
harmless Holly Martins.
Holly.
What a silly name.
You must feel very proud
to be a police informer.
Harry, get away !
The police are outside !
- Quick !
- Anna.
[ Door Opens ]
Sir, the back !
[ Whistles Blowing ]
- [ Whistle Blowing Continues ]
- [ Dogs Barking ]
[ Siren Wailing ]
[ Wailing Continues ]
All right.
[ Gunshots ]
[ Calloway ]
Martins, get back !
[ Speaking German ]
[ German Continues ]
[ German ]
[ Man Shouts ]
[ Shouting ln German ]
[ Sirens Wailing ]
[ Dogs Barking ]
[ German Continues ]
[ German Continues ]
[ German Continues ]
[ Footsteps Echoing ]
- [ Footsteps Continue ]
- [ German ]
- [ German Continues ]
- [ Whistles Blowing ]
[ Speaking German ]
[ Footsteps Approaching ]
[ German Continues ]
- [ Barking ]
- [ Shouts ln German ]
[ German Continues ]
Harry !
- ls that you ?
- You're through.
Come out. You haven't
got a chance this way.
- What do you want ?
- You might as well give up.
Mr. Martins, sir,
get back, get back !
Keep back, sir !
Come back ! Come back, sir !
[ Grunts ]
Martins ! Martins !
Be careful, Martins.
Don't take any chances.
lf you see him, shoot !
[ Gunshot ]
[ Speaking German ]
What time is it ?
- [ Engine Starts ]
- 2:
30.
l'll have to step on it
if you're going to catch that plane.
Calloway, can't you
do something about Anna ?
l'll do what l can,
if she'll let me.
- Wait a minute. Let me out.
- Well, there's not much time.
One can't just leave.
Please.
Be sensible, Martins.
l haven't got a sensible name,
Calloway.

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Graham Greene

Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991), better known by his pen name Graham Greene, was an English novelist regarded by many as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquired a reputation early in his lifetime as a major writer, both of serious Catholic novels, and of thrillers (or "entertainments" as he termed them). He was shortlisted, in 1966 and 1967, for the Nobel Prize for Literature. Through 67 years of writings, which included over 25 novels, he explored the ambivalent moral and political issues of the modern world, often through a Catholic perspective. Although Greene objected strongly to being described as a Roman Catholic novelist, rather than as a novelist who happened to be Catholic, Catholic religious themes are at the root of much of his writing, especially the four major Catholic novels: Brighton Rock, The Power and the Glory, The Heart of the Matter, and The End of the Affair; which are regarded as "the gold standard" of the Catholic novel. Several works, such as The Confidential Agent, The Quiet American, Our Man in Havana, The Human Factor, and his screenplay for The Third Man, also show Greene's avid interest in the workings and intrigues of international politics and espionage. Greene was born in Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire into a large, influential family that included the owners of the Greene King Brewery. He boarded at Berkhamsted School in Hertfordshire, where his father taught and became headmaster. Unhappy at the school, he attempted suicide several times. He went up to Balliol College, Oxford, to study history, where, while an undergraduate, he published his first work in 1925—a poorly received volume of poetry, Babbling April. After graduating, Greene worked first as a private tutor and then as a journalist – first on the Nottingham Journal and then as a sub-editor on The Times. He converted to Catholicism in 1926 after meeting his future wife, Vivien Dayrell-Browning. Later in life he took to calling himself a "Catholic agnostic". He published his first novel, The Man Within, in 1929; its favourable reception enabled him to work full-time as a novelist. He supplemented his novelist's income with freelance journalism, and book and film reviews. His 1937 film review of Wee Willie Winkie (for the British journal Night and Day), commented on the sexuality of the nine-year-old star, Shirley Temple. This provoked Twentieth Century Fox to sue, prompting Greene to live in Mexico until after the trial was over. While in Mexico, Greene developed the ideas for The Power and the Glory. Greene originally divided his fiction into two genres (which he described as "entertainments" and "novels"): thrillers—often with notable philosophic edges—such as The Ministry of Fear; and literary works—on which he thought his literary reputation would rest—such as The Power and the Glory. Greene had a history of depression, which had a profound effect on his writing and personal life. In a letter to his wife, Vivien, he told her that he had "a character profoundly antagonistic to ordinary domestic life," and that "unfortunately, the disease is also one's material." William Golding described Greene as "the ultimate chronicler of twentieth-century man's consciousness and anxiety." He died in 1991, at age 86, of leukaemia, and was buried in Corseaux cemetery. more…

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