Harry Lime
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Harry Lime is the charismatic yet morally ambiguous racketeer portrayed by Orson Welles in the classic film noir "The Third Man."
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| alignment | antihero ⓘ |
| antagonistOf | Holly Martins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Third Man
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Third Man (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Third Man (radio series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
black market
ⓘ
penicillin racket ⓘ |
| backstoryExpandedIn | The Lives of Harry Lime (radio series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot ⓘ |
| characterType | criminal mastermind ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| creator | Graham Greene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diesIn | The Third Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution | black market penicillin ⓘ |
| ethicalStance | utilitarian cynicism ⓘ |
| fakes | his own death ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Carol Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| filmWriter | Graham Greene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friendOf | Holly Martins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | film noir ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legacy | one of cinema’s most famous villains ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
radio ⓘ |
| morality | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| musicAssociatedWith | zither theme from The Third Man ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor | iconic entrance from the shadows in a doorway ⓘ |
| notableQuote |
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.
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In Switzerland they had brotherly love, five hundred years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock. ⓘ |
| notableScene | Ferris wheel scene ⓘ |
| occupation | racketeer ⓘ |
| personality | charismatic ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Orson Welles
NERFINISHED
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Orson Welles (The Lives of Harry Lime) NERFINISHED ⓘ Orson Welles (radio) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radioSeriesTitle | The Lives of Harry Lime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radioSeriesYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| relationshipToProtagonist | childhood friend of Holly Martins ⓘ |
| setting | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-World War II ⓘ |
| visualSignature | shadowy figure in Viennese streets ⓘ |
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