The Third Man (Dramatized)

De: Graham Greene

Narrado por: Kelsey Grammer, John Mahoney, Tom Virtue, Ian Abercrombie, Rosalind Ayres, Ethan Glazer, John Vickery

Somewhere in shadowy post-war Vienna, where everyone has something to sell on the black market, lurks "the third man", who witnessed the murder of Harry Lime. The police don't care to investigate, but novelist Holly Martins is haunted by the death of his friend, and his search for the killer makes for electrifying drama.

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Good Production

Worth hearing for Grammer and Mahoney, as well as the rest of the cast, but definitely see the great movie if you haven't yet.

Post War Noir

The classic tale of the mysterious dead man Harry Lime in post war Vienna. The narration is excellent.

Great acting and soundscape

Great listen. Superb acting and the wonderful soundscape made it like I was right there among the characters, watching it all take place in my mind more like an immersive experience, thanks so much for all thhe great work Top notch adaptation, captured a lot of the subtleties of the original book.

A Classic!

Well done by cast and crew. Included the rationalization about coo coo clocks and the Thirty Years War.

If I hadn't seen the film and read the novela....

... I might have liked this. However, what we have here is no more than a tight little thriller which passes the time. The cast seems to be hampered by a director who obviously has no sense of irony (which is not the same thing as sarcasm at all.) irony is, however, a quintessential ingredient of any of Graham Greene's work. Another important factor missing is Greene's subtle but bleek sense of humour. (It might surprise many to learn that Greene and Carol Reed regarded the film as a comedy.) What the cast of the film caught so brilliantly is lacking from this production. This is Graham Greene with all the Graham Greene left out.

Wonderful story perfectly captured

Well cast, clear and understandable dialogue. If anyone has seen the movie with Orson Welles, you’ll understand why this is appreciated – OW mumbled through the whole movie. I don’t know German and listening is not the same as reading the book or seeing the movie, however, it was a very enjoyable interpretation and worth listening to even multiple times.

Greene's tale brought vividly to life

The cast are excellent, bringing this story to life with wit and skill. Greene's story of Vienna's ugly black market trading is carefully recreated by the cast, the soundtrack and the sound effects used, and it works well - it's entertaining and engrossing. Kelsey Grammer gives a particularly praise-worthy performance as Holly Martins.

Frasier fan? you'll love this

loved it!! big Mahoney and Grammar fan, A+ story and acting. absolute superb and a fascinated tale.

Great Thriller

Excellent production of The Third Man. I also really love hearing Kelsey Grammer and the Late John Mahoney. A really wonder cast. My only regret is that it wasn't longer. Time flew by listening to it.

a short read

really nothing to say. hope you enjoy the book. why do I have to type 15 words?