Anton Karas - Der Dritte Mann (The Third Man) Harry Lime Theme (HQ Audio)

[@terryz3063]

I am 82 now and still love the film and, especially, this theme music.

[@guillermoguerreroherrero9511]

Dear friend, same as you with 82, and loving this beautiful theme

[@lurup0278]

I always Play this theme to my grandpa He is 89 now and He Loves it

[@GavinJo]

I’m only a young fellar just turned 60 .. love the movie and the music

[@bloggalot4718]

I’ve always loved this tune. Haven’t heard it in decades.

[@kurtreckziegel4935]

I’m 87 and having visited Wien twice a year between 1957 and 1988 on business and also to visit my great aunt who lived there since 1948 and my GranUncle visiting her yearly from Buenos Aires, I cannot hear enough music from there and consider The Third Man movie the best after the war film. Will try to find a photo of myself, my great uncle, my grandfather, my great aunt at Anton Karas’ restaurant in Grinzing - he played the theme for us - unforgettable.

[@davidsuppiah6810]

I still love to listen to this amazing Harry Lime Theme played on the zither by Anton Karas. I am now 91 years old. TQ.

[@michaelbytner9346]

Please promise me to left here comment when you celebrate your 100th birthday! Best regards from Switzerland.

[@MrRongrant]

Me too, every time I hear this theme, I'm taken back to watching it for the first time in the theatre.

[@TheNordog]

I can't remember the plot but the theme music still haunts me!

[@misterarthur]

One of the greatest films ever made. And this is the perfect soundtrack to it.

[@Ashfaq1999]

Agree 💯

[@hansjurgenkoch5214]

👍👍

[@Tocsin-Bang]

Still one of the best films ever made, and certainly the best theme music.

[@frederickgolding1913]

Karas was only discovered by chance when the director of the film Carol Reed and members of the cast happened to hear him play in a Vienna wine Tavern. Reed was searching for music to go with the film and offered him to compose and record the soundtrack. Pure serendipity!

[@peterthomas636]

I heard this when I was very young. I loved it.. Im 71 now.

[@timshelmerdine9590]

Good boy. Me too. 66

[@loloz2877]

Ja -- me too - I am now 88

[@susancorvalan6765]

Me too! I'm 72.

[@Dr.Heisenberg.]

Nice boys me from get back the beatles im 22

[@robertomoreno3948]

Ok. I am 74😅

[@wcstevens7]

I was seven years old when this tune was first released. I loved it then. I am now seventy eight, and I still love it.

[@u02920]

I feel just the same! 😊

[@TriciaSenior25557]

u02920 Me too! Brings back memories of visiting Grandma who lived in Vienna

[@fernandaagibert1111]

H

[@whalesong999]

Yup, rather haunting, I was a wee boy of about the same age.

[@thomastidswell7310]

I first heard the piece at the age of 5 watching the film sat on my father’s knee at home. It hasn’t been played now for many years but hearing it again brings back memories!

[@Rudolf.Aigner]

Ein grossartiger Film und eine einmalige Filmmusik. ❤

[@LucMoustache1]

Danke schön

[@Johnny-ho6lf]

Es gibt Filme und Musik die muß man immer wieder sehen und hören, sowie eine Stadt die man auch immer mal wieder sehen muss. Danke und schöne Grüße aus Franken

[@klausdoppel3486]

Einer der genialsten Stücke.

[@larrymerkle1672]

Ha! I was 8....I remember it and loved it. I am now 80 and I just queued up the movie to watch tomorrow evening.

[@annalena007]

Ich muss ehrlich gestehen, ich bin noch ein junges, naives Mädchen, aber die tolle Musik und die Begabung von Anton Karas kann ich schon jetzt erkennen.

[@schienenlaufer697]

Da sollten Sie sich den Film "Der Dritte Mann" ansehen, dort ist die Musik am besten aufgehoben, weil Karas sie komponierte, während er den Film sah. Es gibt kaum eine stimmigere Filmmusik. Der Regisseur Carol Reed hatte schon eine andere Musik schreiben lassen, aber als er Karas hörte, wusste er, dass keine Musik wienerischer sein konnte.

[@marjclifford992]

I have loved this since childhood when I was taken to see the film The Third Man. The music is so memorable. M. Clifford

[@d.schwan9815]

​@@schienenlaufer697das wusste ich nicht. Bin Fan vom Film und der Musik sowieso, sie ist wunderbar und ja, wienerischer geht nicht mehr ❤

[@marcelmeyer8616]

Many many years ago. I still get sentimental. One of my dads fav.❤❤

[@si825]

Immer wieder schön zu hören !!! 👍🏼😍

[@ABC-jd9ep]

[e-mail]. WELLES, COTTEN, VALLI (Baronessa tedesca) HOWARD e Anton KARAS dire BRAVISSIMI è SMINUIRLI. BUONA PASQUA a chi ha letto, legge o leggerà quest SMS.

[@larrygoldstein3045]

Yes, it is.

[@elkysunnykuri]

This is one of the my favorite music and unforgettable film in my life.

[@iansimpson4911]

This spine chilling music captivated me as a ~12 year old but only because the book was read to me in a Grammar school English lessons by a delightful and cultivated English teacher. I don't recall first hearing but the film did from first view and 50+ years later has never left me. Anton Karas devises the perfect score for the best film ever made and no coincidence it was Carol Reed, Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles that made an indelible impression on me which remains today - Ponto, Weintraub, et al gave such superb performances, all from the canon of German Impressionist film making. Geniuses at work and what corridors in my mind they directed me to......still walking through door after door.

[@michaelwatson113]

I cannot imagine The Third Man without the very atmospheric music of Anton Ksras and his zither.

[@migmadmarine]

By the Numbers it was a good movie,but with the music...priceless

[@MeikelDaVinci]

It wasn't made by Anton Karas. It was made by my mothers grandfather, they were friends and Anton stole his life work.

[@petersmith5574]

Nor can I imagine the film in colour

[@busodelor1977]

@@MeikelDaVinci b itte wo ist das dokumentiert?

[@MeikelDaVinci]

@@busodelor1977 öffentlich nirgendwo weshalb du auch nicht den Namen meines Urgroßvater's als Komponist sehen wirst. In meiner Familie allerdings eine sehr traurige Geschichte und auf Papier nicht dokumentiert.

[@alidabaxter5849]

It is so rare for the musical accompaniment to a brilliant film to be as good as the film itself, but I cannot imagine The Third Man (a film I adore) without Anton Karas' wonderful zither score - by itself the music is a work of genius, and every scene is heightened by it.

[@rudiwinkler2253]

ein grandioser Spielfilm aus dieser Zeit und der Titelmusik.Freue mich immer wieder wenn es im TV läuft.

[@jaybee7078]

The great film and the great music are inseparable. I *love* the final scene.

[@davethebrit5897]

The zither is a beautiful melodic instrument and Anton Karas played it beautifully Reminds me of holidays spent in Austria Such a memorable time

[@gabipautzke158]

Sooo ein schönes Stück. Ich liebte es schon als Kind und finde es jetzt mit knspp 60 immer noch so schön. Schade das junge Menschen so etwas gar nicht mehr kennen... 😎

[@andysolution62]

hallo Gabi, bin Bj. ´62 & mir geht´s GENAUSO...-:)-:)

[@MathiasBacher]

Ein 22--jähriger hier, der das Lied kennt 😉

[@laurinboehme2347]

@@MathiasBacher Kann ich toppen, hab das schon gefeiert als es mir mein Opa mit 11 gezeigt hat. Jahrgang 2004 btw.

[@michelleregis6181]

fabulous music for a wonderfull movie,, thanks

[@axeelll]

virtuos und begnadet - Danke Anton für diese wunderschöne Musik

[@wolfrehbein8104]

einfach unerreicht , superschön

[@carlosgomezdiaz5458]

No vi la película El Tercer Hombre era muy chico cuando la dieron en cines y hoy no de consigue. Pero este tema me lleva a mubinfsncua

[@davidthomas524]

Wonderful tune played by the master of the zither

[@ixydelay5644]

Was für eine Musik und was für ein Film! Sagenhafte Hommage an diese Stadt, und trotzdem nie banal oder übertrieben!

[@RickyLouisWeide]

Thousand thanks for such a nice comment. At least I am not the only one who feels that way. I am born in Vienna and lived there to my middle 20's! Thanks again. The bridge you see there in the movie is not there anymore (Reichsbruecke) I believe it collapsed on a Summer Sunday early morning with only 1 car on it. A few hours later, there would have been many more casualties (thousends) because everyone wanted to go to the 'Gaensehaufl' a bad at the old Danube or just to the old Danube swimming.

[@michaelknebel1240]

Memories are made of this.

[@brianwatson5631]

Just watched the movie again for the umpteenth time,totally atmospheric,no sound score ever bettered this.

[@traceyvivar8617]

It was on AMC last night. Watched for the 1st time since I was just a little kid. Certain scenes are there in my mental archives. The music is ageless.

[@giuseppeisoli313]

Un super bravo ad Anton Karas per aver creato questa bellissima musica.

[@ABC-jd9ep]

[e-mail] Non solo KARAS è bravo ma gli attori: WELLES COTTEN VALLI HAWARD bravissimi.

[@geraldinefoster5353]

I was in a hotel in Tehran in the late 70's when the opening tune came on the TV in the foyer. "Very good English film" said a voice. A guy from Sweden and myself sat and watched it . Not many days later the hotel was trashed by rioters against the Shar and I got out of Iran asap.

[@redblack8414]

Beautiful music and what a great movie.❤❤❤

[@HoboHeaven]

Immer noch ein Hammer. Ich liebe die Zither, kann leider kaum noch jemand.

[@SneakerBoxer]

sind super töne, hamma

[@williamschlenger1518]

I saw this movie when it came out.It shows the destruction of WW2 .I always loved this time.It stays with you.

[@6000mikesch]

das Lied ist so wunderschön, es gibt in Wien eine Tour durch das Kanalsystem, sehr empfehlenswert!

[@rogerlynch5279]

Der Einzige der sich jemals geweigert hatte in dieses Kanalsystem hinabzusteigen ist Orson Wells gewesen. Der Berich des Kanals wo gefilmt worden war musste für Wells EXTRA PARFÜMIERT werden damit er in der einen Szene in der er physisch dort am Originaldrehort gewesen war überhaupt betreten hatte. Deshalb sind auch DIE BERÜHMTEN FINGER die am Filmende durch den Kanaldeckel kamen nicht seine gewesen sondern die von Carol Reed persönlich da Wells die Kannalisation in Wien nie wieder betreten wollte.

[@RickyLouisWeide]

@@rogerlynch5279 Kann man aber verstehen! Waren Sie schon im Kanal??? Bin in der Donau geschwommen wie ich jung war, und da sind die Wuerstel auch herumgeschwommen, grauslich.

[@giacomobrunelli8026]

Ricordo di gioventù ( avevo 11 anni) il film non lo ricordo piu ma la musica è sempre nel mio cuore.

[@ddoeser5830]

Geweldig zowel de Muziek als de Filmacteur ! Onvergetelijk R.I.P ❤🇳🇱 ONVERGETELIJK 🙏Jaar 2023 Tijdstip 21:37 UUR Woensdagavond (7Juni )

[@karlanderson7780]

I’ve loved this for so many years.

[@brucewalker5890]

Third Man Fanatic here. I regard it as one of the best movies ever made. In my library I have a copy of the script with the Orson Welles additions, a copy of the original Graham Greene story, a vinyl LP of all the original music and a VHS copy of the movie. Think about it, superb direction by Carrol Reed at the top of his game, superb cinematography by Krasker at the top of his game, brilliant script and story by one of the great storytellers, fantastic settings in bombed out Vienna and four amazing acting leads (Howard, Cotton, Welles and Valli) and an excellent supporting cast and that great music by Anton Karas to tie it all together. Can anyone tell me of another movie which has all these boxes ticked?

[@veronikalosche7233]

Hallo aus Sachsen, Der beste Film, den ich in meiner Jugend , gesehen habe, DDR - Zeit, da war ARD sehen mit viel Mühe Verbundenheit eine gute Antenne war alles❤❤👍👍, Nach der Wende, habe Wir Wien besucht👍👍👍👍👍

[@saeedyarahmadi9913]

Masterpiece, always stay at my heart ,great orsen wels.

[@ivanolsen8596]

Orson was awesome!!

[@pauljohnson8847]

What a draconian instrument. Makes my hands hurt to watch this. Some kind of genius to tame that thing.

[@annamartin43]

One of my favorite films and soundtrack of all time

[@a1diemus]

Wow marvelous, just like hearing Orson Welles talking as Harry Lime on old Time radio.

[@edwardquaranta6903]

Masterpiece - Beautiful music.

[@davidfellows6642]

How can anyone not like this tune?

[@rogerlynch5279]

The original critics in 1949)50. To them " USING A PRIMITIV FOLK INSTRUMENT ONLY USED BY FARMERS AND SIMPLE MINDED COUNTRY FOLK DOES NOT BELONG INTO AN ENTERTAINMENT MOVIE"" Back in those days that statement was readable in a lot of magazines and newspaper articles world wide. Indeed, it had been the first time in movie history that a major movie tune had been carried by a Folk Art Instrument just used for traditional local songs. So the ZITTER in here was greundbraking. But the movie did also CULTURE HISTORY in FASHION. The duffle coat TREVOR HOWERD sported as the leading Military Police Officer became a STANDARD ITEM since then. Personaly I have loved those coats very much.

[@TheWuschelMUC]

@@rogerlynch5279 Who cares about primitive folk instruments? The tune is still haunting no matter what it is played with.

[@alexrieger9510]

Ein weiteres wiener Meisterwerk

[@david11978]

Superbly made youtube of the great man and his hit tune. A great story and a memorable film.

[@alessandrocaboni5882]

And the movie? A masterpiece of the lady century.

[@mikaelabowen5781]

Quite simply the best!

[@bonnyvee]

He was a true artist!

[@herbchilds1512]

I saw "The Third Man" when it was first released in the U. S. in early 1950. I was 9 years old. I was instantly hooked on the music and the movie. It's my co-favorite movie of all time. My other co-favorite movie was made in the same year in the same country: "Kind Hearts and Coronets."

[@Zog696]

My two all time favourites ,too. Great minds really do think alike!

[@anthonyfaria1742]

This is one of the most interesting and beautiful tunes ever to accompany a great movie.

[@ingridmarikanakajo440]

And if ever a film music deserved an Oscar... But this didn't ! Shame...

[@johnferguson4089]

Beautiful music, I've always loved to hear Anton Karas playing zither. As a professional musician, this piece is one which I am most often asked to play. This is music which has soul. Thank you so much for posting.

[@paulfharris175]

Sir you are dead right about this music it has class and most importantly a soul and it's a timeless classic and will be around long after we mere mortals have shuffled off this planet

[@bertilmalm4850]

Fantastiskt, ich kann immer Anton Karas und Der dritte mann hören! Bertil Malm Varnhem

[@janhalldin]

Warm thanks and greetings from Sweden!

[@johncamaro4306]

just great,the music is timeless and srill beauttyfull as when it came out,a great instrument played by a great citarplayer.super👍👍👍👍👍

[@JuttaSiegl-u5t]

Bin 63 sehe mir den Film immernoch einmal im Jahr an. Da paßt alles zusammen.

[@georgegubener2350]

Love the Harry Lime Theme Jürgen

[@manneschulle8064]

Gerade wieder gesehen und bekomme Gänsehaut wenn ich das Lied höre

[@oldschoollondoner4674]

I have heard many zither players but Anton really mastered the instrument.Was/is the king of the instrument.

[@WERNER1001]

tolle Musik , toller Film

[@erheller2369]

Einfach wunderbar, bis jetzt auch der ganze Mix. Grüße eines gelernten Wieners in Uruguay

[@howardmalin3239]

Great music brilliant film, I agree with all of you.

[@renejak6408]

Ce morceau a marqué mes vertes années d'une ancre indélébile. J'ai aujourd'hui 70 ans. Je l'écoute à nouveau et régulièrement sans me lasser. René

[@georgegubener2350]

I never get tired of listening to it Juergen

[@daxashah1506]

One of the finest suspense thriller movie ever made in Britain.Great composition of Anton Karas,photography of Robert Kraskar n well directed by Carol Reed.Equally great performances of Orson Wells,Alisa Valli,Joseph Cotten n Trevor Howard.Truly a gem of movie.One of the best movies of forties.

[@kentonbrown937]

And the scenes shot in recently-post-war Vienna are historically valuable & remarkably enticing!

[@daxashah1506]

Arguably the best movie ever made in Britain.The photography of Australian Robert Kraskar is brightest part of the movie.The long shot of the movie still consider one of the finest display of B/W photography.

[@cesardelacruz2001]

Bellísima musica. Gracias

[@sarayadiamond]

He is awesome!!!! I love how he plays .

[@normangale3159]

But, unfortunately his fame was despised by the locals; I do not know why as his playing added so much to the film.

[@RickyLouisWeide]

@@normangale3159 How do you know???? Never heard about that. Maybe it was jealousy, that happens in Vienna!

[@loloz2877]

Ja so kenn ich es auch -- von DAMALS danke !!!

[@canadacalling6892]

thx. great memories of my youth

[@eisenherzification]

Niemand vermochte die Zitter so zu spielen wie der Anton Karras mit seinem Welthit zum "Dritten Mann".

[@claudioespinoza4579]

Hola, que tal, escuchando esta música vuelvo a tener 8 añitos, hoy , gracias al Creador tengo 74 años y 10 meses.Naci el 17 de Noviembre del año 1946.Es maravilloso acordarse de la niñez, cuando se escuchaba la radio a tubos y que se demoraba alrededor de 2 minutos para que se recibiera la señal.Bueno, son recuerdos.Chao y gracias.

[@lw8546]

A beautiful tune, a classic!

[@RealDapperDude]

Every time I play the dvr of this movie, my neighbors also enjoy the opening music. And in the original version, that's Carol Reed doing the monologue. Vienna next summer or bust!! VISIT THE THIRD MAN MUSEUM while you're there. Say hello to Gerhard with greetings from the Ami who gave him the Brit uniforms. He'll know.

[@donaldwhittaker7987]

A classic. Delightful.

[@twtnk9]

lovely soundtrack to a great movie starred joseph cotton? thank you so much .

[@jamesgreen807]

Michael Rennie stared in half he TV series as well.

[@allansouthern7332]

WELL DONE ANTON LOVE IT

[@jamesgreen807]

Alas not about now.

[@lawrencelewis2592]

When I was a kid, we had the theme on a 78 rpm record- I played it all the time. One of the best themes and movies of all time!

[@healthmed1]

A real masterpiece unique

[@carinabeckerman2310]

This man is the King! I love him!

[@karinberryman7970]

This movie really gripped us for decades! And all this drama was actually taking place night after night under Stalin in Russia!

[@heinzkrix9455]

love it since 100.000 years past and more

[@phretbord]

Beautiful song! The mystique of the melody line will forever warm my heart and hopefully yours as well! 😊😊

[@RickyLouisWeide]

I agree beautiful music, but I also liked seeing a little bit what the War did, do a beautiful city! Hopefully we never have War again. Actually we saw only a little bit of destruction. I remember going up a circular staircase where partly half of the staircase was blown away (the inner part of staircase) through a bomb of whatever! No railing just on one side the wall, where you could put your hand there while climbing at 3 or 4 floor, don't remember anymore, how many floors! Some of the stairs had a big gap so you really had to be close to the wall, eerie!

[@garybrockwell2031]

The great Carol Reed 😍 And Oliver's uncle, rip🙏🇬🇧 The zither is it? Fantastic Stuff, and a memory forever.👍🇬🇧🤔✌️ x

[@jamesgreen807]

Faithful too the end.

[@dr.herbertreese1377]

Wunderbar- Ganz große Klasse

[@dominiquedescottes8314]

Fascinante cette vidéo La mise en scène,la musique Merci You Tube

[@gianantonioarzuffi5078]

Primi anni ottanta ,questa musica sentita in un caffè del Graben a Wien. Musica piena di melanconica dolcezza.

[@andrebouchard6798]

Quel beau montage et agencement avec vidéo couleur!. Félicitations! André Bouchard Canada

[@ingemayodon5128]

Absolument d'accord avec vs. Salutations de Montréal

[@finneguitarplayer9825]

So good - my Father was also a Zither Player . This Song was the First instrumental , I have heard in my Life . 👏👏👏 Bravo .

[@davidschmidt9339]

I first heard this in the mid 1950s as a 5 year old.(the old 78rpm) It has stayed with me as one of my favorite pieces of music

[@rentnerrentner1957]

Der "Altmeister", unvergessen! 🎶

[@thelawofitself]

Wohl war! Überreicht 👍

[@rogeralsop3479]

Karas fitted the film so well.

[@ginogepi254]

Vedere Anton Karas, che suona il suo stupendo brano.....migliore del film....

[@farkabus]

Maria Stevens- Me too!! Just rewatched the film - a masterpiece - one of greatest of all time

[@michaelknebel1240]

For me it was the same. It was a great movie with great music. I am in your age and i have the same feeling.

[@arkanax01]

je suis littéralement envouté par cette musique

[@Finfanpete]

Get back brought me here