The Third Man
Hunted by men ... Sought by WOMEN!
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8/31/1949Runtime
105 minsOverview
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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EnglishBudget
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$1,226,098Homepage
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A masterclass in atmospheric suspense set in the rubble of postwar Vienna, where a naïve writer discovers his old friend's death is far murkier than it seems. The film builds dread through shadowy streets and careful revelation, pulling you deeper into a web of lies, black-market schemes, and moral compromise.
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Joseph Cotten
Holly Martins
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
Hedwig Bleibtreu
Anna's Landlady
Bernard Lee
Sergeant Paine
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Crabbin
Alexis Chesnakov
Col. Brodsky the Russian Liaison Officer (uncredited)
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