The Third Man

The Third Man

104 mins | Thriller, Mystery | Aug. 31, 1949

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

104 mins | Thriller, Mystery | Aug. 31, 1949

The Third Man
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.
IMDb rating 8.1
Producers British Lion Films, London Film Productions
Original title The Third Man
Directors Peggy McClafferty, Jack N. Green, Carol Reed, Guy Hamilton
Writers Graham Greene

Cast

Joseph Cotten

as Holly Martins

Alida Valli

as Anna Schmidt

Orson Welles

as Harry Lime

Trevor Howard

as Major Calloway

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

Wilfrid Hyde-White

as Crabbin

Alexis Chesnakov

as Col. Brodsky the Russian Liaison Officer (uncredited)

Thomas Gallagher

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Herbert Halbik

as Hänsel the Little Boy with Ball (uncredited)

Hannah Norbert

as Actress at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)

Eric Pohlmann

as Waiter at Smolka's (uncredited)

Carol Reed

as UK Version's Opening Narrator (uncredited)

Annie Rosar

as The Porter's Wife (uncredited)

Frederick Schrecker

as Hansel's Father (uncredited)

Hugo Schuster

as Waiter (uncredited)

Karl Stepanek

as Actor at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)

Theodore Gottlieb

as Man on Street (uncredited)

Jenny Werner

as Dr. Winkel's Maid Hilde (uncredited)