The Third Man

Directed by
Carol Reed
Carol Reed
The Third Man

Hunted by men ... Sought by WOMEN!

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 Aug 1949
Genres Thriller, Mystery
Runtime 1 hour, 44 minutes
Countries United Kingdom

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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)

Crew