The Third Man (1949)

7.9 out of 10 · 1949 · 105 min · Thriller, Mystery

Overview

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.

Directed by Carol Reed

Cast

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

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