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The Third Man

31 Aug 1949 1h 45min PG 7.9/10 (2,226) EN

Mystery Thriller

“Hunted by men ... Sought by WOMEN!”

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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Director: Carol Reed
Screenplay: Graham Greene
Music: Anton Karas
Cinematography: Robert Krasker
Editing: Oswald Hafenrichter
Producer: Carol Reed
Countries: United Kingdom

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

Siegfried Breuer Popescu

Hedwig Bleibtreu Anna's Landlady

Bernard Lee Sergeant Paine

Wilfrid Hyde-White Crabbin

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Alexis Chesnakov Col. Brodsky the Russian Liaison Officer (uncredited)

T

Thomas Gallagher Taxi Driver (uncredited)

H

Herbert Halbik Hänsel the Little Boy with Ball (uncredited)

H

Hannah Norbert Actress at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)

Eric Pohlmann Waiter at Smolka's (uncredited)

Carol Reed UK Version's Opening Narrator (uncredited)

Annie Rosar The Porter's Wife (uncredited)

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Frederick Schrecker Hansel's Father (uncredited)

H

Hugo Schuster Waiter (uncredited)

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Also available in: Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain

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