Graham Greene wrote his novella...
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Graham Greene wrote his novella, The Third Man, and the screenplay of the
same title. It was set in Vienna immediately after WWII. Vienna had the same separate
zones of occupation (British, American, French, and Soviet) as did post WWII Berlin.
The plot centers around the racket of military orderlies stealing penicillin and selling it.
The black marketers then diluted the drug before reselling it. People receiving the diluted
dose could become immune and when the weak drug was administered to children with
meningitis, they died.
Greene wrote the preface to the book after the movie came out. The preface reported a London surgeon who took two friends to the movie. The two friends were much bothered by it. Immediately after the war, as military personnel, they'd sold penicillin in Vienna.
Their experience was like that of Jesus' adversaries. They saw ("heard") themselves in a story and were not pleased.
Greene wrote the preface to the book after the movie came out. The preface reported a London surgeon who took two friends to the movie. The two friends were much bothered by it. Immediately after the war, as military personnel, they'd sold penicillin in Vienna.
Their experience was like that of Jesus' adversaries. They saw ("heard") themselves in a story and were not pleased.
