I still love to listen to this amazing Harry Lime Theme played on the zither by Anton Karas. I am now 91 years old. TQ.

@michaelbytner9346

2 ай бұрын

Please promise me to left here comment when you celebrate your 100th birthday! Best regards from Switzerland.

@MrRongrant

16 күн бұрын

Me too, every time I hear this theme, I'm taken back to watching it for the first time in the theatre.

I was seven years old when this tune was first released. I loved it then. I am now seventy eight, and I still love it.

@u02920

4 жыл бұрын

I feel just the same! 😊

@TriciaSenior25557

3 жыл бұрын

u02920 Me too! Brings back memories of visiting Grandma who lived in Vienna

@fernandaagibert1111

3 жыл бұрын

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@whalesong999

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, rather haunting, I was a wee boy of about the same age.

@thomastidswell7310

3 жыл бұрын

I first heard the piece at the age of 5 watching the film sat on my father’s knee at home. It hasn’t been played now for many years but hearing it again brings back memories!

Still one of the best films ever made, and certainly the best theme music.

Es gibt Filme und Musik die muß man immer wieder sehen und hören, sowie eine Stadt die man auch immer mal wieder sehen muss. Danke und schöne Grüße aus Franken

This spine chilling music captivated me as a ~12 year old but only because the book was read to me in a Grammar school English lessons by a delightful and cultivated English teacher. I don't recall first hearing but the film did from first view and 50+ years later has never left me. Anton Karas devises the perfect score for the best film ever made and no coincidence it was Carol Reed, Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles that made an indelible impression on me which remains today - Ponto, Weintraub, et al gave such superb performances, all from the canon of German Impressionist film making. Geniuses at work and what corridors in my mind they directed me to......still walking through door after door.

The zither is a beautiful melodic instrument and Anton Karas played it beautifully Reminds me of holidays spent in Austria Such a memorable time

I cannot imagine The Third Man without the very atmospheric music of Anton Ksras and his zither.

@migmadmarine

6 жыл бұрын

By the Numbers it was a good movie,but with the music...priceless

@MeikelDaVinci

4 жыл бұрын

It wasn't made by Anton Karas. It was made by my mothers grandfather, they were friends and Anton stole his life work.

@petersmith5574

2 жыл бұрын

Nor can I imagine the film in colour

@busodelor1977

2 жыл бұрын

@@MeikelDaVinci b itte wo ist das dokumentiert?

@MeikelDaVinci

2 жыл бұрын

@@busodelor1977 öffentlich nirgendwo weshalb du auch nicht den Namen meines Urgroßvater's als Komponist sehen wirst. In meiner Familie allerdings eine sehr traurige Geschichte und auf Papier nicht dokumentiert.

Einer der genialsten Stücke.

The great film and the great music are inseparable. I *love* the final scene.

Ich muss ehrlich gestehen, ich bin noch ein junges, naives Mädchen, aber die tolle Musik und die Begabung von Anton Karas kann ich schon jetzt erkennen.

@schienenlaufer697

2 жыл бұрын

Da sollten Sie sich den Film "Der Dritte Mann" ansehen, dort ist die Musik am besten aufgehoben, weil Karas sie komponierte, während er den Film sah. Es gibt kaum eine stimmigere Filmmusik. Der Regisseur Carol Reed hatte schon eine andere Musik schreiben lassen, aber als er Karas hörte, wusste er, dass keine Musik wienerischer sein konnte.

@marjclifford992

2 жыл бұрын

I have loved this since childhood when I was taken to see the film The Third Man. The music is so memorable. M. Clifford

@d.schwan9815

Ай бұрын

​@@schienenlaufer697das wusste ich nicht. Bin Fan vom Film und der Musik sowieso, sie ist wunderbar und ja, wienerischer geht nicht mehr ❤

This is one of the my favorite music and unforgettable film in my life.

Immer wieder schön zu hören !!! 👍🏼😍

@ABC-jd9ep

3 жыл бұрын

a67878975@gmail.com. WELLES, COTTEN, VALLI (Baronessa tedesca) HOWARD e Anton KARAS dire BRAVISSIMI è SMINUIRLI. BUONA PASQUA a chi ha letto, legge o leggerà quest SMS.

@larrygoldstein3045

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it is.

I heard this when I was very young. I loved it.. Im 71 now.

@timshelmerdine9590

2 жыл бұрын

Good boy. Me too. 66

@loloz2877

2 жыл бұрын

Ja -- me too - I am now 88

@susancorvalan6765

2 жыл бұрын

Me too! I'm 72.

@Dr.Heisenberg.

3 ай бұрын

Nice boys me from get back the beatles im 22

Ha! I was 8....I remember it and loved it. I am now 80 and I just queued up the movie to watch tomorrow evening.

Wonderful tune played by the master of the zither

Like the 1993 movie ‘The Fugitive’, this is a film I never get tired of!!

einfach unerreicht , superschön

Just watched the movie again for the umpteenth time,totally atmospheric,no sound score ever bettered this.

@traceyvivar8617

3 жыл бұрын

It was on AMC last night. Watched for the 1st time since I was just a little kid. Certain scenes are there in my mental archives. The music is ageless.

Sooo ein schönes Stück. Ich liebte es schon als Kind und finde es jetzt mit knspp 60 immer noch so schön. Schade das junge Menschen so etwas gar nicht mehr kennen... 😎

@andysolution62

2 жыл бұрын

hallo Gabi, bin Bj. ´62 & mir geht´s GENAUSO...-:)-:)

@MathiasBacher

2 жыл бұрын

Ein 22--jähriger hier, der das Lied kennt 😉

@laurinboehme2347

2 жыл бұрын

@@MathiasBacher Kann ich toppen, hab das schon gefeiert als es mir mein Opa mit 11 gezeigt hat. Jahrgang 2004 btw.

virtuos und begnadet - Danke Anton für diese wunderschöne Musik

fabulous music for a wonderfull movie,, thanks

I was in a hotel in Tehran in the late 70's when the opening tune came on the TV in the foyer. "Very good English film" said a voice. A guy from Sweden and myself sat and watched it . Not many days later the hotel was trashed by rioters against the Shar and I got out of Iran asap.

Was für eine Musik und was für ein Film! Sagenhafte Hommage an diese Stadt, und trotzdem nie banal oder übertrieben!

@RickyLouisWeide

2 жыл бұрын

Thousand thanks for such a nice comment. At least I am not the only one who feels that way. I am born in Vienna and lived there to my middle 20's! Thanks again. The bridge you see there in the movie is not there anymore (Reichsbruecke) I believe it collapsed on a Summer Sunday early morning with only 1 car on it. A few hours later, there would have been many more casualties (thousends) because everyone wanted to go to the 'Gaensehaufl' a bad at the old Danube or just to the old Danube swimming.

I’ve loved this for so many years.

One of my favorite films and soundtrack of all time

ein grandioser Spielfilm aus dieser Zeit und der Titelmusik.Freue mich immer wieder wenn es im TV läuft.

Un super bravo ad Anton Karas per aver creato questa bellissima musica.

@ABC-jd9ep

3 жыл бұрын

a67878975@gmail.com Non solo KARAS è bravo ma gli attori: WELLES COTTEN VALLI HAWARD bravissimi.

John Lennon played it in Let it be. So I came here.

Masterpiece, always stay at my heart ,great orsen wels.

@ivanolsen8596

2 жыл бұрын

Orson was awesome!!

Ce morceau a marqué mes vertes années d'une ancre indélébile. J'ai aujourd'hui 70 ans. Je l'écoute à nouveau et régulièrement sans me lasser. René

Quite simply the best!

Masterpiece - Beautiful music.

Wow marvelous, just like hearing Orson Welles talking as Harry Lime on old Time radio.

I saw this movie when it came out.It shows the destruction of WW2 .I always loved this time.It stays with you.

Memories are made of this.

Immer noch ein Hammer. Ich liebe die Zither, kann leider kaum noch jemand.

@SneakerBoxer

2 жыл бұрын

sind super töne, hamma

He was a true artist!

Superbly made youtube of the great man and his hit tune. A great story and a memorable film.

Lovely but it really doesn't need the orchestra drowning his terrific zither playing out. The original movie theme is just Karas playing solo, much better. I dig his Loden jacket, very Tyrolian!

@janillemccall9177

2 жыл бұрын

You’re so right! Sacrilege! Dark and smoky movie, vibrant music. Don’t change a thing!

@dancelli714

2 жыл бұрын

@@janillemccall9177 THEY ADDED SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT NEEDED . . . DAMN IT. I HAVE THEE LP WITH OUT THAT DAMN UNWANTED HELP. Is he playing in a cave ?????

@philippalmer2741

2 жыл бұрын

The original was perfect. Why spoil it? :-(

@Nigelrathbone1

Жыл бұрын

Here's a link to solo zither, no accordion accompaniment. kzread.info/dash/bejne/k2GLl82tf7WYpNY.html

@alessandrocaboni5882

Жыл бұрын

❤ wow. 1:25

This is one of the most interesting and beautiful tunes ever to accompany a great movie.

@ingridmarikanakajo440

4 жыл бұрын

And if ever a film music deserved an Oscar... But this didn't ! Shame...

I have heard many zither players but Anton really mastered the instrument.Was/is the king of the instrument.

The best movie music ever made !

What a draconian instrument. Makes my hands hurt to watch this. Some kind of genius to tame that thing.

One of the finest suspense thriller movie ever made in Britain.Great composition of Anton Karas,photography of Robert Kraskar n well directed by Carol Reed.Equally great performances of Orson Wells,Alisa Valli,Joseph Cotten n Trevor Howard.Truly a gem of movie.One of the best movies of forties.

@kentonbrown937

4 жыл бұрын

And the scenes shot in recently-post-war Vienna are historically valuable & remarkably enticing!

@daxashah1506

4 жыл бұрын

Arguably the best movie ever made in Britain.The photography of Australian Robert Kraskar is brightest part of the movie.The long shot of the movie still consider one of the finest display of B/W photography.

A real masterpiece unique

Beautiful music, I've always loved to hear Anton Karas playing zither. As a professional musician, this piece is one which I am most often asked to play. This is music which has soul. Thank you so much for posting.

@paulfharris175

2 жыл бұрын

Sir you are dead right about this music it has class and most importantly a soul and it's a timeless classic and will be around long after we mere mortals have shuffled off this planet

GENIALES ...ORSON WELLES ....ANTON KARAS....IRREPETIBLES... GRACIAS 2019....🎶👍👍👍✌.......RIP................

This man is the King! I love him!

Primi anni ottanta ,questa musica sentita in un caffè del Graben a Wien. Musica piena di melanconica dolcezza.

Karas fitted the film so well.

Ein weiteres wiener Meisterwerk

Vedere Anton Karas, che suona il suo stupendo brano.....migliore del film....

When I was a kid, we had the theme on a 78 rpm record- I played it all the time. One of the best themes and movies of all time!

das Lied ist so wunderschön, es gibt in Wien eine Tour durch das Kanalsystem, sehr empfehlenswert!

@rogerlynch5279

3 жыл бұрын

Der Einzige der sich jemals geweigert hatte in dieses Kanalsystem hinabzusteigen ist Orson Wells gewesen. Der Berich des Kanals wo gefilmt worden war musste für Wells EXTRA PARFÜMIERT werden damit er in der einen Szene in der er physisch dort am Originaldrehort gewesen war überhaupt betreten hatte. Deshalb sind auch DIE BERÜHMTEN FINGER die am Filmende durch den Kanaldeckel kamen nicht seine gewesen sondern die von Carol Reed persönlich da Wells die Kannalisation in Wien nie wieder betreten wollte.

@RickyLouisWeide

2 жыл бұрын

@@rogerlynch5279 Kann man aber verstehen! Waren Sie schon im Kanal??? Bin in der Donau geschwommen wie ich jung war, und da sind die Wuerstel auch herumgeschwommen, grauslich.

I saw "The Third Man" when it was first released in the U. S. in early 1950. I was 9 years old. I was instantly hooked on the music and the movie. It's my co-favorite movie of all time. My other co-favorite movie was made in the same year in the same country: "Kind Hearts and Coronets."

just great,the music is timeless and srill beaytyfull as when it came out,a great instrument played by a great citarplayer.super👍👍👍👍👍

This movie really gripped us for decades! And all this drama was actually taking place night after night under Stalin in Russia!

Phenomenal

The greatest Film music ever 👍👍👍

Every time I play the dvr of this movie, my neighbors also enjoy the opening music. And in the original version, that's Carol Reed doing the monologue. Vienna next summer or bust!! VISIT THE THIRD MAN MUSEUM while you're there. Say hello to Gerhard with greetings from the Ami who gave him the Brit uniforms. He'll know.

He is awesome!!!! I love how he plays .

@normangale3159

4 жыл бұрын

But, unfortunately his fame was despised by the locals; I do not know why as his playing added so much to the film.

@RickyLouisWeide

2 жыл бұрын

@@normangale3159 How do you know???? Never heard about that. Maybe it was jealousy, that happens in Vienna!

Der "Altmeister", unvergessen! 🎶

@thelawofitself

2 жыл бұрын

Wohl war! Überreicht 👍

Fantastiskt, ich kann immer Anton Karas und Der dritte mann hören! Bertil Malm Varnhem

tolle Musik , toller Film

Hola, que tal, escuchando esta música vuelvo a tener 8 añitos, hoy , gracias al Creador tengo 74 años y 10 meses.Naci el 17 de Noviembre del año 1946.Es maravilloso acordarse de la niñez, cuando se escuchaba la radio a tubos y que se demoraba alrededor de 2 minutos para que se recibiera la señal.Bueno, son recuerdos.Chao y gracias.

Ja so kenn ich es auch -- von DAMALS danke !!!

And the movie? A masterpiece of the lady century.

Maria Stevens- Me too!! Just rewatched the film - a masterpiece - one of greatest of all time

Great music brilliant film, I agree with all of you.

wonderful

@ABC-jd9ep

3 жыл бұрын

a67878975@gmail.com FILM, ATTORI, TEMA MUSICALE SUPERLATIVI IN ASSOLUTO. Tabita RICCI. 1 Aprile 2021

love it since 100.000 years past and more

Excelente Anton Karas y su cítara con el bello tema de la muy buena película con dos actores brillantes.Suspenso, espionaje ..... en la Viena de otro tiempo pero siempre hermosa y señorial.Amo esta interpretación.Soy argentina y amo a Austria por mis ancestros.

je suis littéralement envouté par cette musique

Bellísima musica. Gracias

A beautiful tune, a classic!

Just about. my favourite film.Atmospheric.

Truely beautiful it's in the top three most enegigmatic film themes Thank you herr karras for your gift to movie history !!!!!

thx. great memories of my youth

Love the shadow.Very Third Man.

@jamesgreen807

2 жыл бұрын

Black and white for ever.

Fascinante cette vidéo La mise en scène,la musique Merci You Tube

Anton in the LIMElight twitching his zither to impart "The Third Man" an unique undertone, that still touches our hearts today.

I first heard this in the mid 1950s as a 5 year old.(the old 78rpm) It has stayed with me as one of my favorite pieces of music

How can anyone not like this tune?

@rogerlynch5279

3 жыл бұрын

The original critics in 1949)50. To them " USING A PRIMITIV FOLK INSTRUMENT ONLY USED BY FARMERS AND SIMPLE MINDED COUNTRY FOLK DOES NOT BELONG INTO AN ENTERTAINMENT MOVIE"" Back in those days that statement was readable in a lot of magazines and newspaper articles world wide. Indeed, it had been the first time in movie history that a major movie tune had been carried by a Folk Art Instrument just used for traditional local songs. So the ZITTER in here was greundbraking. But the movie did also CULTURE HISTORY in FASHION. The duffle coat TREVOR HOWERD sported as the leading Military Police Officer became a STANDARD ITEM since then. Personaly I have loved those coats very much.

@TheWuschelMUC

3 жыл бұрын

@@rogerlynch5279 Who cares about primitive folk instruments? The tune is still haunting no matter what it is played with.

Beautiful song! The mystique of the melody line will forever warm my heart and hopefully yours as well! 😊😊

@RickyLouisWeide

2 жыл бұрын

I agree beautiful music, but I also liked seeing a little bit what the War did, do a beautiful city! Hopefully we never have War again. Actually we saw only a little bit of destruction. I remember going up a circular staircase where partly half of the staircase was blown away (the inner part of staircase) through a bomb of whatever! No railing just on one side the wall, where you could put your hand there while climbing at 3 or 4 floor, don't remember anymore, how many floors! Some of the stairs had a big gap so you really had to be close to the wall, eerie!

JE ME SOUVIENS DE MA MAMAN QUI ADORAIT CE FILM ET SA BELLE MUSIQUE ♥

Ce thème trouble et entêtant est un coup de génie. Indissociable de la Vienne d’après guerre que ce film évoque si bien Bravo Karras.

I never get tired of listening to it Juergen

Klassiker, Unvergessen Der Dritte Mann

The song invokes memories of when one is in repose before a coming storm .

WELL DONE ANTON LOVE IT

@jamesgreen807

2 жыл бұрын

Alas not about now.

One of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever written. I read that the Pope requested he come to the Vatican and play this for him, and he did.

The great Carol Reed 😍 And Oliver's uncle, rip🙏🇬🇧 The zither is it? Fantastic Stuff, and a memory forever.👍🇬🇧🤔✌️ x

@jamesgreen807

2 жыл бұрын

Faithful too the end.

Anton Karas mit seinem wohl berühmtesten Stück! Einer der ganz Großen der Zither!

For me it was the same. It was a great movie with great music. I am in your age and i have the same feeling.

Grande musica,grande musicista Anton Karas

Wunderbar- Ganz große Klasse

Lieber Herr Karas, Worte können nicht ausdrücken, was Sie mir/uns mit diesem Lied geschenkt haben! Herzlichen Dank und mögen Sie in Frieden ruhen🙏!

sublime

@ABC-jd9ep

3 жыл бұрын

a67878975@gmail.com Buongiorno. Film e Tema musicale INDIMENTICABILI. Tabita RICCI 1 aprile 2021.

I’m in post war Vienna! I love this !

Ooh just wow! What a magical performance. Thank you very much.