The Third Man Theme The Third Man Theme "The Third Man Theme" (also known as "The Harry Lime Theme") is an instrumental written and performed by Anton Karas for the soundtrack to the 1949 film "The Third Man". "The Third Man" is a 1949 British film noir, directed by Carol Reed. One night after a long day of filming "The Third Man" on location in Vienna, Reed and cast members Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli and Orson Welles had dinner and retired to a wine cellar. In the bistro, which retained the atmosphere of the pre-war days, they heard the zither music of Anton Karas,
Alexander Korda service in the Austrian Army because he was short-sighted. Korda made a film with Gyula Zilahy, "The Duped Journalist" (1914). He also directed "Tutyu and Totyo" (1915), "The Officer's Swordknot" (1915) and "Lyon Lea" (1915). Korda established a film company named Corvin Film, building it into one of the largest in Hungary. His first film for them was "White Nights" (1916), a big success. He followed it with "The Grandmother" (1916), "Tales of the Typewriter" (1916), "The Man with Two Hearts" (1916), "The One Million Pound Note" (1916), "Cyclamen" (1916), "Struggling Hearts" (1916), "The Laughing Saskia" (1916), "Miska the Magnate"