Watch The Third Man (1949) Official Trailer
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7.9 / 10 IMDb August 31, 1949 1h 45m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 45m
Release Date
August 31, 1949
Genre
Thriller, Mystery
Status
Released
Revenue
$1,226,098
Languages
English, Russian, German
Country
United Kingdom
Writers
Cast
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
Wilfrid Hyde-White
as Crabbin
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Alexis Chesnakov
as Col. Brodsky the Russian Liaison Officer (uncredited)
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Thomas Gallagher
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Herbert Halbik
as Hänsel the Little Boy with Ball (uncredited)
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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)
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Frederick Schrecker
as Hansel's Father (uncredited)
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Hugo Schuster
as Waiter (uncredited)
Production Companies
London Films Productions
The Third Man Official Trailer 1949
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