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The Third Man

Hunted by men ... Sought by WOMEN!

  • Movie
  • 1949
  • NR
  • 1h 45m

Directed by Carol Reed

7.9

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7.9 out of 10 from 2,219 votes

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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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Cast and crew

  • Joseph Cotten

    Joseph CottenHolly Martins

  • Alida Valli

    Alida ValliAnna Schmidt

  • Trevor Howard

    Trevor HowardMajor Calloway

  • Orson Welles

    Orson WellesHarry Lime

  • Paul Hörbiger

    Paul HörbigerKarl the Porter

  • Ernst Deutsch

    Ernst Deutsch'Baron' Kurtz

  • Erich Ponto

    Erich PontoDr. Winkel

  • Siegfried Breuer

    Siegfried BreuerPopescu

  • Hedwig Bleibtreu

    Hedwig BleibtreuAnna's Landlady

  • Bernard Lee

    Bernard LeeSergeant Paine

  • Wilfrid Hyde-White

    Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteCrabbin

  • Alexis ChesnakovCol. Brodsky the Russian Liaison Officer (uncredited)

  • Thomas GallagherTaxi Driver (uncredited)

  • Herbert HalbikHänsel the Little Boy with Ball (uncredited)

  • Hannah NorbertActress at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)

  • Eric Pohlmann

    Eric PohlmannWaiter at Smolka's (uncredited)

  • Carol Reed

    Carol ReedUK Version's Opening Narrator (uncredited)

  • Annie Rosar

    Annie RosarThe Porter's Wife (uncredited)

Director
Carol Reed
Writer
Graham Greene
Music
Anton Karas
Cinematography
Robert Krasker