The Third Man (1949)

NR08/31/1949Thriller, Mystery1h 45m

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

  1. Cast 1

    Joseph Cotten

    Holly Martins

  2. Cast 1

    Alida Valli

    Anna Schmidt

  3. Cast 1

    Trevor Howard

    Major Calloway

  4. Cast 1

    Orson Welles

    Harry Lime

  5. Cast 1

    Paul Hörbiger

    Karl the Porter

  6. Cast 1

    Ernst Deutsch

    'Baron' Kurtz

  7. Cast 1

    Erich Ponto

    Dr. Winkel

  8. Cast 1

    Siegfried Breuer

    Popescu

  9. Cast 1

    Hedwig Bleibtreu

    Anna's Landlady

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 his childhood friend Harry Lime (Welles), he is distressed to find that Harry has been killed in a road accident. After attending the funeral, Holly comes to believe that Harry's death was no accident and begins to try and clear his friend's name. B...