the greatest films have so much feeling on different levels, the third man, vertigo, its a wonderful life, some like it hot, invasion of the bodysnatchers, the time machine in my opinion are some of the best ever made, all expand the mind in ways few films do,
I love that Anton Karas gives a little humor to this scene, making the music swell as if there just might be a romantic payoff just before she snubs him.
A beautiful film, all the performances were done with great talent by all the actors, but this film belongs to the director, the director's magic took most of the credits, the atmosphere of the film is great, the camera at 45 degrees, which I suppose was the first time it was used, impacted me, the chiaroscuros that look like a Rembrandt painting, the cat, all the photography and very special the music make a perfect film. Excuse my writing because my English is not good
Best film ending ever, bar none - the long-shot walk past Martins - you're sure that there is going to be some sort of interaction as the music builds with uncertain emotion, and then - nothing! She walks out of shot and out of his life. Absolutely brilliant cinematography.
As the film near its end , I was worried and then saw hope for a good ending , I think the way it was shot was brilliant , I thought the end would be his hands thru the grate , but the double meaning of holly both betray but saved him from be captured by shooting him , and so the eventual ending is well done ! I hate when amazing movies have crappy ending so this one left me satisfied !
Watched this many times, but just realised I missed a huge continuity error. As Martins is dropped off to wait for Anna, the jeep drives away.. Not one single leaf on the road. Cut back to Martins and the whole place is full of leafs! How I missed this I have no idea.
I know that a lot of people think Anna walking past Holly at the end is a sad ending, but I beg to differ. What sort of woman goes to the funeral of the man she loves, only to walk straight into the arms of another man half an hour later? Not the sort of woman you should have by your side. You'd never be able to trust her love or her loyalty. Holly may feel he's lost his love, but he's actually dodged a bullet. Just thought I'd add, Alida Valli later appeared in Les Yeux Sans Visage, and later still in Dario Argento's Suspiria and Inferno. Splendid actress!
Can you imagine if the match hadn't lit....cut....do it again!..Greatest ever ending to my fave film of all time. Perfection...timing, acting...just pure perfection.
Une fin magistrale ! Harry Lime est bien sûr un cynique et répugnant voyou mais il était l'ami de Martins et on ne trahit pas un ami, quoi qu'il ait fait. C'est pourquoi Anna passe devant Martins comme s'il n'existait plus pour elle. Sa trahison l'a rendu indigne d'un simple regard. Une scène digne de la tragédie grecque et du conflit d'Antigone : au-dessus des lois humaines qui veulent le châtiment des criminels, il y a les lois supra-humaines qui interdisent de trahir un ami.
Im his autobiography, Joseph Cotten doesn't correctly remember this scene exactly as it happened. He says he was puzzled, wondering what Carol Reed was waiting for before calling "Cut" and finally threw his cigarette away in exasperation. But we can see that's not what happened Great scene. .
My favorite final shot of any movie in history. It made such an impact on a young Alan Parker that he pays homage to it in the scene of Billy walking away from the prison in Midnight Express.
I always like this ending, it matched the futile meaning of the whole movie, that people don't plan their lives so much as react and adjust to the circumstances they find themselves in. In other words we play with the hand we're dealt. I also noticed that the leaves falling onto the roadway don't seem to be falling from the trees in the foreground, so they must have had someone above the camera dropping them!
As a youngster I watched this movie with my dad. Despite being one of hundreds, it left a lasting impression I haven't felt duplicated in 65+ years since. I credit the haunting theme of "The Third Man." It's played so effectively on the zither, this closing scene conveys to the viewer the loneliness Anna feels in her walk - as well as the helplessness Martins has in his desire to aid her. This movie's plot, musical score, skillful acting and the camera angles of this closing scene are the sum of it's parts that create this Extraordinary Classic indeed !
Still remember the first time I watched this, when Martins said "One can't just leave", I silently screamed "of course you can". I thought this excellent movie was about to be ruined, but turns out it was setting me up for the best ending ever.
the greatest films have so much feeling on different levels, the third man, vertigo, its a wonderful life, some like it hot, invasion of the bodysnatchers, the time machine in my opinion are some of the best ever made, all expand the mind in ways few films do,
I know what that means. 😮
The Third Man theme, Anton Karas on zither, sounds similar to the zither on "Pagan Love Song", sung by Annette Hanshaw 20 years earlier.
Maybe the greatest movie ever made. Period.
I love that Anton Karas gives a little humor to this scene, making the music swell as if there just might be a romantic payoff just before she snubs him.
When the girl always preferred the Bad Boy and that's the end of it.
A beautiful film, all the performances were done with great talent by all the actors, but this film belongs to the director, the director's magic took most of the credits, the atmosphere of the film is great, the camera at 45 degrees, which I suppose was the first time it was used, impacted me, the chiaroscuros that look like a Rembrandt painting, the cat, all the photography and very special the music make a perfect film. Excuse my writing because my English is not good
Best film ending ever, bar none - the long-shot walk past Martins - you're sure that there is going to be some sort of interaction as the music builds with uncertain emotion, and then - nothing! She walks out of shot and out of his life. Absolutely brilliant cinematography.
Brilliant.
Holly Wood endings😂
To be fair to her he looks 10/15 years too old for her.Harry looks the right age.Even if he is a douchebag.
"Be sensible Martin's" I haven't got a sensible name Callaway
Can anyone explain as to why she ignored him the whole time? Did that guy do her wrong I take it??
Certo emozione.Finale indimenticabile.da storia del film
戦争の影を引きずり優れたストーリと音楽と俳優たち、ラストの落ち葉ちらちらの並木道、名作中の名作。
One of the greatest movies ever. Probably my all time favorite.
best realşstşc ending. ı think he would win kind of her heart at the endıf continues to pursue her.
Guess he hoping a taxi might come along to get that flight...he knows she is done with him
A crew did a good job sculpting those trees to make their branches uniform.
such a great film, great acteurs and a marvellous music played by a realy great musician
As the film near its end , I was worried and then saw hope for a good ending , I think the way it was shot was brilliant , I thought the end would be his hands thru the grate , but the double meaning of holly both betray but saved him from be captured by shooting him , and so the eventual ending is well done ! I hate when amazing movies have crappy ending so this one left me satisfied !
El mejor final para un amor imposible. A quién no le pasó?
A Truly Great Film. Difficult to Describe Absolute Sheer Brilliance.
映画史上最高のエンディングシーンかもしれませんよ😮🎥❤🎶
I dare Cinema Sins to even try . . . 🤣
この有名なテーマを弾いたアントン・カラスはその後は不遇だったらしい。と言うのはこの映画は第二次大戦直後の貧しい、荒廃したウィーンを舞台にしており、それ故に現地では評判が悪かったとの事。また悪役？のオーソン・ウエルズはあの有名なSF作家のH.G.ウエルズの甥かなんかで、ラジオでおじさん作の「宇宙戦争」を迫真の演技で朗読し、実際の中継放送と信じた大衆がパニックになったと言う逸話は有名。
This scene is ever so subtly channeled in Dune Chapter 2, btw.
best film off all time
A great ending, but I found when Anna is is passing ther should be no sound only her footsteps on the gavel
Watched this many times, but just realised I missed a huge continuity error. As Martins is dropped off to wait for Anna, the jeep drives away.. Not one single leaf on the road. Cut back to Martins and the whole place is full of leafs! How I missed this I have no idea.
The falling leaves commence at the moment that Holly realizes Anna rejects him. An autumnal metaphor.
They had a man up in a tree slowly dropping leaves. It's kind of unnatural how the leaves drift down in front of the man.
Just an aside. Here's a nice rendition of "The Third Man" theme played on guitar by Evangelos Assimakopoulos: th-cam.com/video/J6updqgVsAU/w-d-xo.html
If your story has a happy ending you haven’t finished the story
I know that a lot of people think Anna walking past Holly at the end is a sad ending, but I beg to differ. What sort of woman goes to the funeral of the man she loves, only to walk straight into the arms of another man half an hour later? Not the sort of woman you should have by your side. You'd never be able to trust her love or her loyalty. Holly may feel he's lost his love, but he's actually dodged a bullet. Just thought I'd add, Alida Valli later appeared in Les Yeux Sans Visage, and later still in Dario Argento's Suspiria and Inferno. Splendid actress!
This is the most impressive scene in the Movei. I never forget foeever.
Callaway's face at 1:28 suggests that he knows this bum is going to show up drunk at his flat the next time 2:30 rolls around....
Beautiful. Perfectly done. And always reminds me of this gem from another genre, but in a similar spirit: th-cam.com/video/BWzMVNy0YwE/w-d-xo.html
referenced well in the long goodbye
Can you imagine if the match hadn't lit....cut....do it again!..Greatest ever ending to my fave film of all time. Perfection...timing, acting...just pure perfection.
Une fin magistrale ! Harry Lime est bien sûr un cynique et répugnant voyou mais il était l'ami de Martins et on ne trahit pas un ami, quoi qu'il ait fait. C'est pourquoi Anna passe devant Martins comme s'il n'existait plus pour elle. Sa trahison l'a rendu indigne d'un simple regard. Une scène digne de la tragédie grecque et du conflit d'Antigone : au-dessus des lois humaines qui veulent le châtiment des criminels, il y a les lois supra-humaines qui interdisent de trahir un ami.
My funeral music, when I go into the flames
Just caught this final scene on the TV, fantastic from when he gets out of the car 🤩
初めての海外旅行先が、ベルギーでした。街角の楽器店で、あの魅惑的なチターが飾られているではありませんか。買いました。ホテルに戻り、ドレミを弾いてみると、微妙に音がズレていました。弦を巻き戻してもダメ。勇を鼓して楽器店に戻り、「レ」の音がおかしいから何とかしてくれ、と。店主は終始しっかりとわたしの日本語に耳を傾けていました。やがて店主、奥から高価そうな装飾の、別のチターを取り出してきて、自ら第三の男を演奏し始めました。とろけるような名演奏。終わって、そのチターを、店主はわたしに差し出しました。わたしは英語も、フランス語も一切できません。この間のやり取りはすべて身振り手振りです。そのチターはわたしの異国での素晴らしい形見となりました
Im his autobiography, Joseph Cotten doesn't correctly remember this scene exactly as it happened. He says he was puzzled, wondering what Carol Reed was waiting for before calling "Cut" and finally threw his cigarette away in exasperation. But we can see that's not what happened Great scene. .
My favorite final shot of any movie in history. It made such an impact on a young Alan Parker that he pays homage to it in the scene of Billy walking away from the prison in Midnight Express.
I always like this ending, it matched the futile meaning of the whole movie, that people don't plan their lives so much as react and adjust to the circumstances they find themselves in. In other words we play with the hand we're dealt. I also noticed that the leaves falling onto the roadway don't seem to be falling from the trees in the foreground, so they must have had someone above the camera dropping them!
th-cam.com/video/mxHXCiPptAk/w-d-xo.html
As a youngster I watched this movie with my dad. Despite being one of hundreds, it left a lasting impression I haven't felt duplicated in 65+ years since. I credit the haunting theme of "The Third Man." It's played so effectively on the zither, this closing scene conveys to the viewer the loneliness Anna feels in her walk - as well as the helplessness Martins has in his desire to aid her. This movie's plot, musical score, skillful acting and the camera angles of this closing scene are the sum of it's parts that create this Extraordinary Classic indeed !
Such perfection… the framing, the pacing, the music…. I cry every time she passes through… 😭…
I wish I could watch this for the first time again...this scene took my breath away.
Still remember the first time I watched this, when Martins said "One can't just leave", I silently screamed "of course you can". I thought this excellent movie was about to be ruined, but turns out it was setting me up for the best ending ever.