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 The scheme ended after one year, one film and a £1million loss to MGM. The only film to come out of the deal was "Perfect Strangers" (1945) directed by Korda and with Robert Donat and Deborah Kerr, which was popular. Via London Films, Korda bought a controlling interest in British Lion Films. He produced "A Man About the House" (1947). In 1948, Korda received an advance payment of £375,000, the largest single payment received by a British film company, for three movies, "An Ideal Husband" (1947) (which Korda directed), "Anna Karenina" (1948) and "Mine Own Executioner" (1948). The company released