The Third Man
“Hunted by men ... Sought by WOMEN!”
1949•NR•1h 45m•7.9•Released
ThrillerMystery
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.
Director
Carol Reed
Writer
Graham Greene
Revenue
$1M
Languages
English, Russian, German
Studio
London Films Productions
Cast
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)
Thomas Gallagher
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Herbert Halbik
Hänsel the Little Boy with Ball (uncredited)
Hannah Norbert
Actress at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)
Production
Company
London Films Productions
Producer
Carol Reed
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