In 1949, Vienna was almost in ruins after the war. On the surface, this big city is jointly managed by the United States, Britain, France and Russia. In fact, there are countless gangs and various black market transactions in the underground. A second-rate detective novelist Holly Martins western United Statesbecause of bankruptcy, go over to this old friend Hare Lyme, but found that he had a He died in a car accident. Holly Martins used the instinct of the detective writer to investigate the unannounced visit. It turned out that it was a murder! Some people say that there was a third person at the scene who did not testify in court. Who was this mysterious figure?
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Extended Reading
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Popescu: That's a nice girl, that. But she ought to go careful in Vienna. Everybody ought to go careful in a city like this.
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Holly Martins: I guess nobody really knew Harry like he did... like I did.
Maj. Calloway: How long ago?
Holly Martins: Back in school. I was never so lonesome in my life until he showed up.
Maj. Calloway: When did you see him last?
Holly Martins: September, '39.
Maj. Calloway: When the business started?
Holly Martins: Um, hmm.
Maj. Calloway: See much of him before that?
Holly Martins: Once in a while. Best friend I ever had.
Maj. Calloway: That sounds like a cheap novelette.
Holly Martins: Well, I write cheap novelettes.