The Third Man

The Third Man

1949
1h 45m
7.9

7.9/10

2,079 votes • View on IMDb

"Hunted by men ... Sought by WOMEN!"

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Revenue: $1,226,098

Language: EN

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Quick Facts

Release Date August 31, 1949
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0041959

Cast

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
Alexis Chesnakov

Col. Brodsky the Russian Liaison Officer (uncredited)

Key Crew

Carol Reed
Director
Graham Greene
Screenplay
Carol Reed
Producer
Alexander Korda
Executive Producer
David O. Selznick
Executive Producer