Orson Welles stalks post-WWII Vienna profiteering from the black market economy, pursued by a naive American friend confounded by Viennese customs and an increasingly twisted plot. Featuring bombed-out ruins and an existentially challenging ride on the Riesenrad, "The Third Man" is quintessential Vienna.

It's all there: The ancient history of a country that used to be an empire, the constant smirk of the Viennese towards outsiders and the shadow of the impenetrable cultures of Eastern Europe.

Try seeing it at the Burg Kino in the 1st District, where they always show it in the original English without subtitles. It's a different experience.