One of the best speeches in movie history came in a film released 76 years ago. The speech came in a movie from 1949 that stands as one of the best British films ever made . While it is noted for its cinematography, direction, and a great tragic romance , it is one speech that really helps the film shine.

In 1949, Graham Greene wrote the script for one of the best film noir movies in cinema history. Directed by Carol Reed, Orson Welles and Joseph Cotten starred in The Third Man . Cotton is Holly Martins, a man who goes to Vienna to see his old friend Harry Lime (Welles). When he finds him, Lime delivers this incredible speech.

Orson Welles Delivered Cinema's Best Speech In The Third Man

Orson Welles as Harry Lime in The Third Man

When Holly Martins arrives in Vienna, he i

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