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The Third Man

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Score Breakdown

Cognitive Stimulation/50
47
Educational Value/50
45
Craft & Quality/50
47
Cinematic Score/50
48
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The TVI Take

Carol Reed's post-war Vienna noir featuring Orson Welles's legendary entrance; Anton Karas's zither score and Robert Krasker's canted cinematography created eternal cinema

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