the Third Man-Bond connection
Tracy
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After watching the film noir classic The Third Man I noticed several interesting Bond-TTM connections:
Guy Hamilton was the assistant editor on TTM and later directed Goldfinger and other Bond films.
John Glen, though I was unable to find him in the credits, started off in the film industry on TTM according to the Inside TLD documentary on the TLD DVD and later edited and directed many Bond films.
Bernard Lee appears as Sgt. Paine in TTM and as M for the Bond films Dr. No through Moonraker.
In TLD there's the "Balloon, mein herr?" homage by the Prater Park Ferris wheel.
John Barry's score to the Bondish spy thriller the Ipcress File, which was scored the same year as Thunderball, was influenced by Anton Karas's zither music to TTM.
Am I missing any other connections?
Guy Hamilton was the assistant editor on TTM and later directed Goldfinger and other Bond films.
John Glen, though I was unable to find him in the credits, started off in the film industry on TTM according to the Inside TLD documentary on the TLD DVD and later edited and directed many Bond films.
Bernard Lee appears as Sgt. Paine in TTM and as M for the Bond films Dr. No through Moonraker.
In TLD there's the "Balloon, mein herr?" homage by the Prater Park Ferris wheel.
John Barry's score to the Bondish spy thriller the Ipcress File, which was scored the same year as Thunderball, was influenced by Anton Karas's zither music to TTM.
Am I missing any other connections?
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The following people appear in minor roles
- Robert Brown
- Geoffrey Keen
- Eric Pohlman
Wait, those three actors appear somwhere in TTM? I must've missed all of them, because I don't remember seeing them anywhere.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ViUaBHolld8
I had no idea this show existed. Cheers Sir Roger.