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 play by Marcel Pagnol. He followed it with "Längtan till havet" (1932), and "The Golden Anchor" (1932). Korda relocated to London where he made "Service for Ladies" (1932) for Paramount. He produced "Women Who Play" (1932) for them. Korda then decided to form his own company. In 1932 Korda founded London Films with Big Ben as the company logo. Their first film was "Wedding Rehearsal" (1932). He produced "Men of Tomorrow" (1932) co directed by his brother Zoltan Korda, "That Night in London" (1932) starring Robert Donat, "Strange Evidence" (1933), "Counsel's Opinion" (1933), and "Cash" (1933). Korda had a huge