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The Third Man (1949)

Aug 31, 1949 · 1h 45m

7.9/10 TMDB user score
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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.

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Top 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)

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