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,
Michael Korda writer. In the mid-sixties Korda began to write freelance articles for "Glamour" magazine and eventually wrote their film review column for almost ten years. Korda also wrote for Clay Felker's "New York" magazine including a piece that eventually became his first book, "Male Chauvinism and How it Works at Home and in the Office". Korda's second book, "Power!", reached the number one spot on "The New York Times" Bestseller list in 1975. Korda the writer was represented by agent Lynn Nesbit. Among Korda's other books are "Charmed Lives", which the story of his father and his two uncles, and the