The Third Man

The Third Man

1949
1h 45min

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.

The Third Man

Storyline

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.
    Released
    31 August 1949
    Runtime
    1h 45min
    Director
    Revenue
    $1,226,098
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    London Films Productions
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
Alexis Chesnakov
Col. Brodsky the Russian Liaison Officer (uncredited)
Thomas Gallagher
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Herbert Halbik
Hänsel the Little Boy with Ball (uncredited)
Hannah Norbert
Actress at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)
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)
Frederick Schrecker
Hansel's Father (uncredited)
Hugo Schuster
Waiter (uncredited)
Karl Stepanek
Karl Stepanek
Actor at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)
Theodore Gottlieb
Theodore Gottlieb
Man on Street (uncredited)
Jenny Werner
Dr. Winkel's Maid Hilde (uncredited)
Reed De Rouen
American Military Policeman(uncredited)
Geoffrey Keen
Geoffrey Keen
British Military Policeman (uncredited)
Robert Brown
Robert Brown
Britush Military Policeman in Sewer Chase (uncredited)
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