The Third Man
1949 · 1 hr 44 min
Not Rated8.199%93%80%
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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Directed By
Carol ReedWritten By
Orson Welles, Carol ReedStudio
British Lion Films, London Films ProductionsCast of The Third Man
Joseph CottenHolly Martins
Alida ValliAnna Schmidt
Orson WellesHarry Lime
Trevor HowardMajor Calloway
Paul HörbigerKarl the Porter
Ernst Deutsch'Baron' Kurtz
Erich PontoDr. Winkel
Siegfried BreuerPopescu
Hedwig BleibtreuAnna's Landlady
Bernard LeeSergeant Paine
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 PohlmannWaiter at Smolka's (uncredited)
Carol ReedUK Version's Opening Narrator (uncredited)
Annie RosarThe Porter's Wife (uncredited)
Frederick SchreckerHansel's Father (uncredited)
Hugo SchusterWaiter (uncredited)
Karl StepanekActor at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)
Theodore GottliebMan on Street (uncredited)
Jenny WernerDr. Winkel's Maid Hilde (uncredited)
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