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The Third Man (1949)

Directed by Carol Reed · Cinematography by Robert Krasker

Approved104 min65 frames

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What is The Third Man about?

In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he has died. Martins develops a conspiracy theory after learning of a "third man" present at the time of Harry's death, running into interference from British officer Major Calloway, and falling head-over-heels for Harry's grief-stricken lover, Anna.

The Third Man is a 1949 film noir directed by Carol Reed, written by Graham Greene, and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles and Trevor Howard. Set in post-World War II Allied-occupied Vienna, the film centres on American writer Holly Martins (Cotten), who arrives in the city to accept a job with his friend Harry Lime (Welles), only to learn that he has died. Martins stays in Vienna to investigate Lime's death, becoming infatuated with Lime's girlfriend Anna Schmidt (Valli).

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What does the cinematography of The Third Man look like?

Across 65 sampled frames, The Third Man builds its coverage from wide compositions (34% of the sample), with medium shots (31%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Robert Krasker keeps 42% of it in hard-edged, low-key light. 72% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 65% of the frames. The production design places the film in the 1940s.

What is the color palette of The Third Man?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Third Man (1949) are #030303, #2f2f2f, #909090, #6b6b6b, #cdcdcd, #4a4a4a — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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