i never know the old vienna and before the war and with it strauss music and open carol reed the third man and and we catch a glimpse of the new vienna and with it black market and it shady deal . joseph cotten play cheap novelette author holly martins and just arrive in vienna to meet with long time friend harry lime and who offer him a job . he instead meet with the mysterious fact surround the death of lime and learn bit by bit from lime friend and a woman name anna schmidt and who have problem of her own ( play excellently by valli ) and and two british officer and calloway and paine . learning and that there be more to death of lime than there seem to be and martins begin his investigation for the truth . this film be shoot with some of the great and most ahead of it time cinematography ever and and it create mystery and deceit . it be compliment by the excellent use of shadow . the soundtrack be essentially one long song and which play throughout the film and changing and stopping a the emotion call for . it be a zither composition by anton karas make for the film . this be all top off by an engrossing storyline and and a great performance by joseph cotten and a the ordinary man mix up in this web of mystery .