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The Third Man
Dir. Carol Reed
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The Third Man
“Hunted by men ... Sought by WOMEN!”
Thriller
Mystery
Director
Carol Reed
Screenplay
Graham Greene
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.
Release
Aug 31, 1949
Budget
—
Revenue
$1M
Country
United Kingdom
The Third Man (1949) is a Thriller, Mystery film directed by Carol Reed, 105 minutes long. Starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard, Orson Welles.
Cast
Joseph Cotten
Holly Martins
Alida Valli
Anna Schmidt
Trevor Howard
Major Calloway
Orson Welles
Harry Lime
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
Crabbin
Eric Pohlmann
Waiter at Smolka's (uncredited)
Annie Rosar
The Porter's Wife (uncredited)
Karl Stepanek
Actor at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)
Theodore Gottlieb
Man on Street (uncredited)
Geoffrey Keen
British Military Policeman (uncredited)
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