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79% Critic Match
The Third Man
“Hunted by men ... Sought by WOMEN!”
7.9 / 10• 1949• 1h 45m•NR• English
ThrillerMystery
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Joseph Cotten
Holly Martins
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Carol Reed's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Third Man is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
