The Third Man

The Third Man (1949)

7.9/10 105 min Dir: Carol Reed View on TMDB
Thriller Mystery

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.

Cast

  • Joseph Cotten as Holly Martins
  • Alida Valli as Anna Schmidt
  • Trevor Howard as Major Calloway
  • Orson Welles as Harry Lime
  • Paul Hörbiger as Karl the Porter
  • Ernst Deutsch as 'Baron' Kurtz
  • Erich Ponto as Dr. Winkel
  • Siegfried Breuer as Popescu

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