A few days ago, TCM aired one of my favorite movies "The Third Man". There are some many reasons that I love that movie. Firstly, the fab Joseph Cotton is in it. I love Joseph Cotton and I think he is one of the most underrated "classic" movie stars. He was a lot of movies that I really enjoy, i.e. Gaslight and Portrait of Jeannie. Secondly, it is the best movie that Carol Reed ever made. I think that poor Carol Reed gets a bad rap because "Oliver!" won best picture, which was not one of his better pictures (mostly because 2001: A Space Odyssey wasn't even nominated) . Thirdly, Orson Welles in the movie. He gets equal billing with Joseph Cotton, but you don't see him until about a third of the way into the film. So the first time I watched it, I kept thinking "Where is Orson Welles? When is his going to be in the movie?". And fourthly (and the nerdiest reason), it really shows post-war Vienna and the portioning of the city into zones. When I took a history class about Post-War Europe, my professor mentioned it as one of the best movies that showed what Vienna looked like after the war. Anyway, I highly recommend see the movie "The Third Man" if you get a chance.
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You forgot to mention the music in the movie - it is unforgetable and linked eternaly to "The Third Man". By the way, "A Farmer's Daughter" is a great Joseph Cotten movie, too!
(your fourth reason is a little nerdy, but I love you for it!)
I just realized that when I reread my post!
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