Third Man factor
The Third Man factor or Third Man syndrome refers to the reported situations where an unseen presence such as a spirit provides comfort or support during traumatic experiences.
The Third Man
The Third Man is a 1949 film noir directed by Carol Reed, written by Graham Greene, and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, and Trevor Howard.
The film is set in post – World War II Vienna.
It centres on Holly Martins, an American who is given a job in Vienna by his friend Harry Lime, but when Holly arrives in Vienna he gets the news that Lime is dead.
Martins then meets with Lime's acquaintances in an attempt to investigate what he considers a suspicious death.
The atmospheric use of black- and- white expressionist cinematography by Robert Krasker, with harsh lighting and distorted" Dutch angle" camera technique, is a major feature of" The Third Man".
Combined with the iconic theme music, seedy locations and acclaimed performances from the cast, the style evokes the atmosphere of an exhausted, cynical post-war Vienna at the start of the Cold War.
Greene wrote the novella of the same name as preparation for the screenplay.
Anton Karas wrote and performed the score, which featured only the zither.
The title music" The Third Man Theme" topped the international music charts in 1950, bringing the previously unknown performer international fame; the theme would also inspire Nino Rota's principal melody in" La Dolce Vita"( 1960).
" The Third Man" is considered one of the greatest films of all time, celebrated for its acting, musical score and atmospheric cinematography.
In 1999, the British Film Institute voted" The Third Man" the greatest British film of all time.
In 2011 a poll of 150 actors, directors, writers, producers and critics for" Time Out" magazine saw it ranked the second best British film ever.
Mario Mattoli
Mario Mattòli( 30 November 1898 – 26 February 1980) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966.
His 1939 film" Defendant, Stand Up!" was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.
Third Man (disambiguation)
Third man is a cricket fielding position.
Third Man may also refer to:
2 Hearts (Toto song)
" 2 Hearts" is a song by Toto.
The single was released in 1992 from the album," Kingdom of Desire", and reached# 15 in ARIA Charts.
The Third Man Theme
" The Third Man Theme"( also known as" The Harry Lime Theme") is an instrumental written and performed by Anton Karas for the soundtrack to the 1949 film" The Third Man".
Third Man Records
Third Man Records is an independent record label founded by Jack White in Detroit, Michigan, in 2001.
Third Man established its first physical location—a combination record store, performance venue, and headquarters for the label—in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2009.
The label opened a Detroit branch location in 2015, which added a pressing plant (Third Man Pressing) in 2017.
Toto the Third Man
Toto the Third Man is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò.
Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kagi no kagi
, also known as Key of Keys, is a 1965 Japanese comedy- spy film directed by Senkichi Taniguchi.
It is the fourth installment of five films in the" Kokusai himitsu keisatsu" series, a parody of James Bond- style spy movies.
Woody Allen used this film, combined with footage from the third installment, to create his directorial debut," What's Up, Tiger Lily?", in which the original dialogue is redubbed in English to make the plot about a secret egg salad recipe.
Senkichi Taniguchi
Born in Tokyo, Japan, he attended Waseda University but left before graduating due to his involvement in a left- wing theater troupe.
He joined P.C.L.( a precursor to Toho) in 1933 and began working as an assistant director to Kajirō Yamamoto alongside his longtime friend, acclaimed Japanese filmmaker, Akira Kurosawa.
He made his feature film directing debut in 1947 with" Snow Trail," which was written by Kurosawa.
" Snow Trail" starred Toshirō Mifune in his film debut and actress Setsuko Wakayama.
It helped establish Taniguchi's reputation for action film.
Taniguchi and Wakayama married in 1949( he had earlier been married to the screenwriter Yōko Mizuki), but the couple divorced in 1956.
Taniguchi married his third wife, actress Kaoru Yachigusa, in 1957.
Yachigusa and Taniguchi remained together for over fifty years until his death in 2007.
Taniguchi was the screenwriter for the 1949 film," The Quiet Duel," which Kurosawa directed and which also starred Mifune.
His most acclaimed film as a director was" Escape at Dawn", a controversial anti-war work from 1950 about a Japanese soldier and a" comfort woman" that got into trouble with Occupation era censors.
Taniguchi continued to direct movies throughout the 1950s and 1960s, but the quality of his work declined.
His films from the time period include" Man Against ManThe Gambling SamuraiMan In The Storm" and" The Lost World of Sinbad".
His 1965 film has been famously re-dubbed and re-released as" What's Up, Tiger Lily?" by Woody Allen.
He was chosen as the supervising director of the official documentary of Expo'70.
Senkichi Taniguchi died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo, Japan, on October 29, 2007, at the age of 95.

Question: Are the directors of films Toto The Third Man and Kokusai Himitsu Keisatsu: Kagi No Kagi both from the same country?
Answer: no