The Third Man was directed by Carol Reed in 1949. In the beginning of the movie, Holly Martins arrives in Vienna to see his friend Harry Lime who has offered him a job. Holly soon discovers that Lime has been hit by a car and has died. He tries to gather pieces of information about what had actually happened to his friend. All still a shock, he then learns of allegations through Major Calloway of Lime's involvement in racketeering by smuggling in Penicillin. Holly tries to clear his friend's reputation, but does not want to accept any of the information given to him on how his friend is a criminal. Holly desperately seeks to find out the hidden truth behind his friend, in which he later learns that Harry is not the friend he thought he was. .
When first watching the movie, you see the city of Vienna all in ruins, mobsters dealing or trading money, and this first picture gives you the idea that something is not right in this shady city. Most of the scenes appear to be shot at night showing the rubbles and alleys of Vienna. There are many uses of the wide-angle lens and deep focus when showing the pictures of the distortion of the city. We see many medium shots when Holly talks to Lime's associates as well as many extreme long shots of the city of Vienna. The joint collaborations on the usage of lighting were eye-catching. .
The character description for Harry is that he is very unpredictable throughout the scenes that he appears in. He seems very brave and confident when running from Holly at his first appearance, then is sneaky and unpredictable when running through the sewers from the police. Holly Martins appears to be puzzled and confused about what is going on, but is held back and is head over heals for Anna. He is often drunk in some scenes and he seems as if he is not always there. To me, he is yet dumb, but likeable. Major Calloway is very devoted to his work. He comes off as intelligent and serious in many of the scenes we see him in.
