Resource Key
LEVEL 1
brief, basic information laid out in an easy-to-read format. May use informal language. (Includes most news articles)
LEVEL 2
provides additional background information and further reading. Introduces some subject-specific language.
LEVEL 3
lengthy, detailed information. Frequently uses technical/subject-specific language. (Includes most analytical articles)
Databases
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowScholarly resources on JSTOR include Archival and Current Journals, Books, and Primary Sources.
- Britannica Schools This link opens in a new windowBritannica School covers the core subject areas of English, Maths, Science and History. Interactive lessons, activities, games, stories, worksheets, manipulatives, study guides and research tools.
Awards
- IMDb. (2016). The Third Man awards. Retrieved from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041959/awardsThe Third Man won 5 awards including: Oscar, BAFTS, Cannes, NBR and OFTA and was nominated for a further four.
Interview with Carol Reed
- Samuels, C. (1972). Interview with Carol Reed. Retrieved from http://www.wellesnet.com/carol-reed-on-directing-orson-welles-in-the-third-man/This page contains excerpts from the interview with Carol Reed in the book Encountering Directors by Charles Thomas Samuels.
Introduction
Scripted by Graham Greene, directed by Carol Reed and set in Cold War Vienna, The Third Man is an undisputed masterpiece of the British cinema and ranks amongst the 60 most important and most popular movies in the history of film. Its 50th anniversary was celebrated with a spectacular re-release in the English-speaking world.
The story of black market racketeer Harry Lime, his naive pulp fiction writer Holly Martins and beautiful Anna Schmidt between the two men was unanimously hailed as a masterpiece when premiered in London in September 1949 and proved a blockbuster with international audiences all over the world for years to come. It was awarded the British Film of the Year Award for 1949 , the Grand Prix at Cannes , an Oscar (and two more nominations) and and has recently been voted Best British Film of the Century.
1949 Movie
Reed, C. (Director & Producer). (1949). The Third Man [Motion picture]. UK: London Film Productions.
Summary
- FilmNav.co.uk. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.filmnav.co.uk/1949/08/31/the-third-man/Film Nav is a free website highway of the UK film industry providing a summary of the The Third Man, the plot, the cast, the reception and awards.
- IMDb. (2016). The Third Man Synopsis. Retrieved from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041959/synopsisThe city is quartered into sectors policed by occupying forces -- the English, the Russians, the Americans and the French -- though they barely can handle the criminal element and don't even speak the same language. The city is devastated ("bombed about a bit," says the narrator), covered in jagged rubble.
- Dirks, T. (n.d.). The Third Man. Retrieved from http://www.filmsite.org/thir.htmlTim Dirks a Senior Editor/Film Reviewer/Writer - AMC Networks offers a review of the movie The Third Man (1949).
- Timmerman, B. (2016). The Third Man. Retrieved from http://www.thethirdman.net/pages/derdrittemann.htmlThe Third Man was born out of a crisis of the film industry both in Britain and in Austria. Being faced with an ever growing competition from Hollywood and a detrimental film funding policy of the government, the British film industry was forced to resort to more international productions both in terms of subject matters and exciting foreign settings.
Carol Reed (Director)
- Sir Carol Reed. (2016). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from http://school.eb.com.au.db.plcscotch.wa.edu.au/levels/high/article/63000Sir Carol Reed, (born December 30, 1906, London, Eng.—died April 25, 1976, London), British film director noted for his technical mastery of the suspense-thriller genre. He was the first British film director to be knighted.
- Feehan,D. (2016). Great directors. Retrieved from http://sensesofcinema.com/2003/great-directors/reed/Born December 30, 1906 in London, British director Sir Carol Reed was the second son of the actor Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree and his mistress May Pinney. Following a public school education, Reed made his theatrical debut in 1924.
- IMDb. (2016). Biography Carol Reed. Retrieved from http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0715346/bioCarol Reed was the second son of stage actor, dramatics teacher and impresario founder of the Royal School of Dramatic Arts Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree. Reed was one of Tree's six illegitimate children with Beatrice Mae Pinney, who Tree established in a second household apart from his married life. There were no social scars here; Reed grew up in a well-mannered, middle-class atmosphere.