
The Third Man
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.
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Joseph Cotten
Holly Martins
Alida Valli
Anna Schmidt
Trevor Howard
Major Calloway
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
CrabbinAlexis 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)
Eric Pohlmann
Waiter at Smolka's (uncredited)DirectorsOrson Welles, Carol Reed
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Release dateAug 31 1949
Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
Official siteVisit here
LanguagesEnglish, Russian, German
Production companiesLondon Films Productions