
The Third Man
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[ Man Narrating ]
l never knew the old Vienna
before the war...
with its Strauss music,
its glamor and easy charm.
Constantinople
suited me better.
l really got to know it in
the classic period of the black market.
We'd run anything if people wanted it
enough and had the money to pay.
Of course, a situation like that
does tempt amateurs...
but, you know, they can't stay
the course like a professional.
Now the city, it's divided
into four zones, you know,
each occupied by a power-- the American,
the British, the Russian and the French.
But the center of the city,
that's international,
policed by an international patrol,
one member of each of the four powers.
Wonderful ! What a hope they had,
all strangers to the place...
and none of them
could speak the same language,
except a sort of smattering
of German.
Good fellows, on the whole.
Did their best, you know.
Vienna doesn't really look any worse
than a lot of other European cities.
Bombed about a bit.
Oh, wait. l was gonna tell you
about Holly Martins,
an American, came all the way
here to visit a friend of his.
The name was Lime.
Harry Lime.
Now, Martins was broke, and Lime
had offered him some sort of a job.
Anyway, there he was, poor chap,
happy as a lark and without a cent.
- Passport, please.
- Oh.
-What's the purpose of your visit here ?
- With him. 15 Stiffgasse.
- His name ?
- Lime. Harry Lime.
- Okay.
- Thought he'd be here to meet me.
[ Bell Rings ]
- English ?
[ Mutters ]
A little, little.
Ten minutes too late.
- Already gone.
- Who ?
Mmm, his friends
and, uh, no--
- Uh, coffin.
- Coffin ?
Mr. Lime's.
An accident.
Knocked over by a car,
here in front of the house.
Have seen it myself.
Killed at once, immediately.
Already in hell...
or in heaven.
Sorry for the gravediggers.
Hard work. lt is frost.
Can you tell me, uh,
who's the--
[ Priest Continues ln German ]
[ German ]
Like a lift to town ?
l've got a car here.
Thanks.
- My name's Calloway.
- Martins.
- You a friend of Lime ?
- Yeah.
- Been here long ?
- No.
You've had a bit of a shock, haven't
you ? You could do with a drink.
- Could you buy me one ?
- Of course.
- Thanks.
- Schmolka ?
like he did, or like l did.
- How long ago ?
- Back in school.
l was never so lonesome
in my life till he showed up.
- When did you see him last ?
- September, '39.
- Mm-hmm.
- See much of him before that ?
- Once in a while.
- Best friend l ever had.
- That sounds like a cheap novelette.
[ Groans ]
Well, l write cheap novelettes.
l'm afraid l've never heard of you.
What's your name again ?
- Holly Martins.
- No, sorry.
You ever hear of
Can't say that l have.
Death at Double-X Ranch ?
Uh, raunch.
- Nope.
- [ Groans ]
He must've known l was broke.
He even sent me an airplane ticket.
- lt's a shame.
- What ?
Him dying like that.
Best thing that
ever happened to him.
What are you trying to say ?
He was about the worst
racketeer in this city.
- Policeman, huh ?
- Come on, have another drink.
No, l never did like policemen.
l have to call them sheriffs.
- Ever seen one ?
- Pin it on a dead man.
Some petty racket
with gasoline or something.
Just like a cop.
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