The Third Man

The Third Man

The Third Man

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The Third Man

"Hunted by men ... Sought by WOMEN!"

1949

1h 45m

7.9(2012 votes)

Thriller

Mystery

Overview

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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Cast & Crew

26 members

Acting

Joseph Cotten

Holly Martins

Joseph Cotten

Acting

Alida Valli

Anna Schmidt

Alida Valli

Acting

Trevor Howard

Major Calloway

Trevor Howard

Directing

Orson Welles

Harry Lime

Orson Welles

Acting

Paul Hörbiger

Karl the Porter

Paul Hörbiger

Acting

Ernst Deutsch

'Baron' Kurtz

Ernst Deutsch

Acting

Erich Ponto

Dr. Winkel

Erich Ponto

Acting

Siegfried Breuer

Popescu

Siegfried Breuer

Acting

Hedwig Bleibtreu

Anna's Landlady

Hedwig Bleibtreu

Acting

Bernard Lee

Sergeant Paine

Bernard Lee

Acting

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Crabbin

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Acting

Alexis Chesnakov

Col. Brodsky the Russian Liaison Officer (uncredited)

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Thomas Gallagher

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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Acting

Herbert Halbik

Hänsel the Little Boy with Ball (uncredited)

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Hannah Norbert

Actress at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)

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Acting

Eric Pohlmann

Waiter at Smolka's (uncredited)

Eric Pohlmann

Directing

Carol Reed

UK Version's Opening Narrator (uncredited)

Carol Reed

Acting

Annie Rosar

The Porter's Wife (uncredited)

Annie Rosar

Acting

Frederick Schrecker

Hansel's Father (uncredited)

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Hugo Schuster

Waiter (uncredited)

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Karl Stepanek

Actor at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)

Karl Stepanek

Acting

Theodore Gottlieb

Man on Street (uncredited)

Theodore Gottlieb

Acting

Jenny Werner

Dr. Winkel's Maid Hilde (uncredited)

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Reed De Rouen

American Military Policeman(uncredited)

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Geoffrey Keen

British Military Policeman (uncredited)

Geoffrey Keen

Acting

Robert Brown

Britush Military Policeman in Sewer Chase (uncredited)

Robert Brown

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