The Third Man (1949)

08/31/1949 (GB) • 1h 45m

Thriller, Mystery

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.

Top Billed 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

Hedwig Bleibtreu

Anna's Landlady


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$1,226,098.00

Keywords

staged death

black market

cemetery

investigation

soviet military

prater

british army

austria

cover-up

film noir

black and white

foot chase

vienna, austria

sewer

missing person

post world war ii

ferris wheel

grim

penicillin

forged passport

ominous

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