This year is the 60th anniversary of
The Third Man. In Vienna, where the
film is set, there is In The Footsteps Of A Movie Classic. a tour run by Dr
Brigitte Timmermann, who is acknowledged as the world's leading expert on
the film's locations. Details on her web site -
www.thethirdman.netThere is also
another tour - The Third Man Walking Tour, which follows the trail of Harry
Lime to original locations in the Old Town, such as Josephsplatz and
Molkerbastel. This tour also takes you to the Riesenrad - the giant ferris
wheel - where Harry Lime makes his dramatic appearance -
www.viennawalks.com A third separate tour
is The Third Man Sewer tour which takes visitors down to the 'underworld' of
the Vienna sewers immortalised in the pursuit of Harry Lime. The Burg Kino Cinema on Opernring (
www.burgkino.at)
shows
The Third Man every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. There is also a
Third Man Museum that has props from the film and photos and objects from
the post-Second World War era. Anton Kara's zither, which he played for the
film's now famous theme, is displayed there, too. -
Dave Worrall