Movie·1949·1h 45m
The Third Man
Hunted by men ... Sought by WOMEN!
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Graham Greene
Producer
Carol Reed, Alexander Korda
Cinematography
Robert Krasker
Music
Anton Karas
Editor
Oswald Hafenrichter
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
2,111 votes
Where to watch
Region: IN
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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
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
Waiter at Smolka's (uncredited)
Carol Reed
UK Version's Opening Narrator (uncredited)
Annie Rosar
The Porter's Wife (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Robert Krasker
Director of Photography
Carol Reed
Producer, Director
Graham Greene
Screenplay
Oswald Hafenrichter
Editor
Anton Karas
Original Music Composer
Alexander Korda
Executive Producer
David O. Selznick
Executive Producer
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