Heard of Harry Lime?
4 Extra Debut. Snow is falling on ravaged post-war Vienna when Rollo Martins arrives looking for his friend, Harry Lime. Read by Samuel West.
Samuel West reads from the classic Graham Greene novella that inspired one of the most acclaimed films of all time, starring Orson Welles.
In this episode, as snow falls on a ravaged postwar Vienna, penniless pulp Western writer Rollo Martins arrives, hoping to meet his old school chum and hero, Harry Lime. But why isn't Harry there to greet him? Rollo is about to learn the first of many shocking truths about his greatest friend...
Greene's novella was published the year after the film, The Third Man, was released, but formed the basis of Greene's screenplay. The Oscar-wining film, directed by Carol Reed, is now considered a masterpiece, and was chosen by the BFI as the best British film of the 20th century in 1999.
Author: Graham Greene, 1904-91, is one of the most acclaimed and most popular writers of the 20th century. He won several awards for his work including the 1948 James Tait Black Memorial Prize. His novels include: Brighton Rock, The End of the Affair, The Power and the Glory, and The Honorary Consul.
Reader: Samuel West
Abridger: Richard Hamilton
Producer: Justine Willett
Music from the original soundtrack written and performed by Anton Karas.
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in June 2016.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Sam West |
| Author | Graham Greene |
| Abridger | Richard Hamilton |
| Producer | Justine Willett |
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Mon 27 Jun 2016 22:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4- Mon 9 Dec 2019 14:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 10 Dec 2019 02:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
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