About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 40. Chapters: Compositions set in Vienna, Films set in Vienna, Novels set in Vienna, Operas set in Vienna, Plays set in Vienna, The Third Man, Der Rosenkavalier, Amadeus, Josephine Mutzenbacher, Before Sunrise, The Illusionist, Das Dreimaderlhaus, The Emperor Waltz, The Blue Danube, The City Without Jews, The Man Without Qualities, The Red Danube, Tales from the Vienna Woods, Maskerade, When Nietzsche Wept, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, Franz Schubert, Joyless Street, Bitter Sweet, From Nine to Nine, Cagliostro in Wien, A Death in Vienna, Morgenblatter, Marinka, Wiener Blut, Waltzes from Vienna, Goodnight, Vienna, Neu Wien, Buchmendel, Fin-de-Siecle Vienna, Wein, Weib und Gesang, Assignment Vienna, Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Watermarks, Wiener Bonbons, 'S gibt nur a Kaiserstadt, 's gibt nur a Wien!, Gross-Wien, Burgersinn, Demolirer, Wiener Frauen, Bei uns Z'haus, Vom Donaustrande, Leichtes Blut. Excerpt: The Third Man is a 1949 British film noir directed by Carol Reed and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, and Trevor Howard. Many critics rank it as a masterpiece, particularly remembered for its atmospheric cinematography, performances, and unique musical score. The screenplay was written by novelist Graham Greene, later becoming his novella of the same name. Anton Karas wrote the score, which used only the zither; its title cut topped the international music charts in 1950. Vienna, devastated by and recovering from World War II, is divided into four separate zones, each governed by one of the victorious Allies, and a jointly-administered international zone. American pulp Western writer Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) arrives seeking an old friend, Harry Lime (Orson Welles), who has offered him the opportunity to work with him there. Arriving at Lime's apartment, Martins discovers that Lime was recently hit and killed by...
