The Third Man

The Third Man (1949)

U/A 13+ 31/08/1949
  • Thriller, Mystery
  • 1 hr 45 min
79%
  • Status : Released
  • Revenue :$1,226,098
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
  • Budget : $0
  • Revenue :$1,226,098
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
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

Eric Pohlmann
Eric Pohlmann

Waiter at Smolka's (uncredited)

Carol Reed
Carol Reed

UK Version's Opening Narrator (uncredited)

Annie Rosar
Annie Rosar

The Porter's Wife (uncredited)

Karl Stepanek
Karl Stepanek

Actor at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)

Theodore Gottlieb
Theodore Gottlieb

Man on Street (uncredited)

Geoffrey Keen
Geoffrey Keen

British Military Policeman (uncredited)

Robert Brown
Robert Brown

Britush Military Policeman in Sewer Chase (uncredited)

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Crew Members
Carol Reed
Carol Reed

Producer

Robert Krasker
Robert Krasker

Director of Photography

Graham Greene
Graham Greene

Screenplay

Carol Reed
Carol Reed

Director

Alexander Korda
Alexander Korda

Executive Producer

David O. Selznick
David O. Selznick

Executive Producer

John Hawkesworth
John Hawkesworth

Assistant Set Designer

Guy Hamilton
Guy Hamilton

Assistant Director

Graham Greene
Graham Greene

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