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The Third Man

The Third Man
★ 7.9/10•1949•1h 45m•NR•Thriller•Mystery

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.

Graham Greene · Screenplay

Carol Reed · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 45m
LanguageEN
Release DateAug 31, 1949
Revenue$1,226,098

Actors

Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Holly Martins

Alida Valli

Alida Valli

Anna Schmidt

Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard

Major Calloway

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Harry Lime

Paul Hörbiger

Paul Hörbiger

Karl the Porter

Ernst Deutsch

Ernst Deutsch

'Baron' Kurtz

Erich Ponto

Erich Ponto

Dr. Winkel

Siegfried Breuer

Siegfried Breuer

Popescu

Hedwig Bleibtreu

Hedwig Bleibtreu

Anna's Landlady

Bernard Lee

Bernard Lee

Sergeant Paine

Wilfrid Hyde-White

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)

Eric Pohlmann

Eric Pohlmann

Waiter at Smolka's (uncredited)

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