The Third Man

Hunted by men ... Sought by WOMEN!

7.919491h 45m

Released

Thriller

Mystery

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date1949-08-31

Runtime1h 45m

LanguagesEnglishPусскийDeutsch

CountriesUnited Kingdom

Revenue$1,226,098

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75th Anniversary Collector's Edition 4K SteelBook Official Trailer

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Cast & Crew

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

Hedwig Bleibtreu

as Anna's Landlady

Bernard Lee

as Sergeant Paine

Reviews

CharlesTheBold

Feb 18, 2017

Holly Martens (Joseph Cotten) receives a job offer from his friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles) in postwar occupied Vienna. He arrives there only to find that Lime is dead and every witness has a different story. Being a pulp writer, Holly thinks he can solve the mystery. But this is a Graham Greene story, and the mystery is not just a whoduni…

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John Chard

Aug 2, 2019

Nobody thinks in terms of human beings. Governments don't. Why should we? The Third Man is directed by Carol Reed and written by Graham Greene. It stars Joseph Cotton, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard and Orson Welles. Music is by Anton Karas and cinematography by Robert Krasker. When writer Holly Martins (Cotton) travels to Vienna to hook up with …

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