The Third Man

7.9 1949 Carol Reed 1h 45m
Thriller Mystery
The Third Man

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 Br

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

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Double Feature Pairings

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Casablanca
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