The Third Man

The Third Man (1949)

Hunted by men ... Sought by WOMEN!

In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he has died. Martins develops a conspiracy theory after learning of a "third man" present at the time of Harry's death, running into interference from British officer Major Calloway, and falling head-over-heels for Harry's grief-stricken lover, Anna.

Date of release
1949-08-31
TMDB
7.9 / 10 (2195)
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Thriller, Mystery
Director
Carol Reed

Casting

  • Joseph Cotten — Holly Martins
  • Alida Valli — Anna Schmidt
  • Trevor Howard — Major Calloway
  • Orson Welles — Harry Lime
  • Paul Hörbiger — Karl the Porter
  • Ernst Deutsch — 'Baron' Kurtz
  • Erich Ponto — Dr. Winkel
  • Siegfried Breuer — Popescu
  • Hedwig Bleibtreu — Anna's Landlady
  • Bernard Lee — Sergeant Paine
  • Wilfrid Hyde-White — Crabbin
  • Alexis Chesnakov — Col. Brodsky the Russian Liaison Officer (uncredited)

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