The Third Man (1951 stage adaptation)

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:stage_adaptation
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film_adaptations
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:The_Third_Man_(1949_novella)
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:The_Third_Man_(1949_film)
gptkbp:critical_reception positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired adaptations in various media
performed in various languages
studied in drama schools
influenced modern thrillers
remains a classic in theatre history
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Carol_Reed
gptkbp:genre gptkb:drama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Third Man (1951 stage adaptation)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:The_Third_Man_(1949_film)
gptkb:The_Third_Man_(2019_film)
gptkb:The_Third_Man_(2019_video_game)
gptkbp:influenced_by film noir
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:The_Third_Man_(2010_radio_play)
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Anton_Karas
gptkbp:notable_character gptkb:Anna_Schmidt
gptkb:Harry_Lime
gptkb:Holly_Martins
gptkbp:notable_production gptkb:Broadway
International tours
West End production
Revival productions
gptkbp:notable_quote “ The world is a dark place.”
“ You can’t trust anyone.”
“ In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance.”
“ I never knew you could be so cruel.”
“ The cuckoo clock is a symbol of the city.”
gptkbp:notable_themes post-war disillusionment
gptkbp:original_language English
gptkbp:performed_at gptkb:Lyric_Theatre,_London
gptkbp:premiered_on 1951
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:David_O._Selznick
gptkbp:set_in post-World War II Vienna
gptkbp:thematic_element gptkb:betrayal
gptkb:moral_ambiguity
gptkb:friendship
gptkbp:written_by gptkb:Graham_Greene
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Third_Man_franchise
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6