The Third Man (1949)
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.
- Released
- 1949-08-31
- Genres
- Thriller, Mystery
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Carol Reed, Graham Greene
- TMDB rating
- 7.9/10 from 2211 votes
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)