<P> Anton Karas ( 7 July 1906 -- 10 January 1985 ) was a Viennese zither player and composer , best known for his internationally famous 1948 soundtrack to Carol Reed 's The Third Man , which came about as a result of a chance meeting . </P>
<P> Anton Karas ( 7 July 1906 -- 10 January 1985 ) was a Viennese zither player and composer , best known for his internationally famous 1948 soundtrack to Carol Reed 's The Third Man , which came about as a result of a chance meeting . </P>
who played the zither in the third man
who played the zither in the third man
Anton Karas
Anton Karas