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The Third Man

(1949)

August 31, 1949 1h 45m
79%
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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.

Carol Reed

Director

Top Billed Cast

JC

Joseph Cotten

Holly Martins

AV

Alida Valli

Anna Schmidt

TH

Trevor Howard

Major Calloway

OW

Orson Welles

Harry Lime

PH

Paul Hörbiger

Karl the Porter

ED

Ernst Deutsch

'Baron' Kurtz

EP

Erich Ponto

Dr. Winkel

SB

Siegfried Breuer

Popescu

HB

Hedwig Bleibtreu

Anna's Landlady

BL

Bernard Lee

Sergeant Paine

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