Review of The Third Man (1949) by Bosley Crowther for New York Times — 19 May 2003
Mr. Reed has brilliantly packaged the whole bad of his cinematic tricks, his whole range of inventive genius for making the camera expound. His eminent gifts for compressing a wealth of suggestion in single shots, for building up agonized tension and popping surprises are fully exercised.
His devilishly mischievous humor also runs lightly through the film, touching the darker depressions with little glints of the gay or macabre. [3 Feb 1950, p.29].
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This review of The Third Man (1949) was written by Bosley Crowther and published by New York Times on 19 May 2003.
The Third Man has generally received very positive reviews.
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