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 British officer Major Calloway, and falling head-over-heels for Harry's grief-stricken lover, Anna.

Cast

Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

as Holly Martins

Alida Valli

Alida Valli

as Anna Schmidt

Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard

as Major Calloway

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

as Harry Lime

Paul Hörbiger

Paul Hörbiger

as Karl the Porter

Ernst Deutsch

Ernst Deutsch

as 'Baron' Kurtz

Erich Ponto

Erich Ponto

as Dr. Winkel

Siegfried Breuer

Siegfried Breuer

as Popescu

Hedwig Bleibtreu

Hedwig Bleibtreu

as Anna's Landlady

Bernard Lee

Bernard Lee

as Sergeant Paine

Reviews

CharlesTheBold

Holly Martens (Joseph Cotten) receives a job offer from his friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles) in postwar occupied Vienna. He arrives there only to find that Lime is dead and every witness has a different story. Being a pulp writer, Holly thinks he can solve the mystery. But this is a Graham G...

John Chard

Nobody thinks in terms of human beings. Governments don't. Why should we? The Third Man is directed by Carol Reed and written by Graham Greene. It stars Joseph Cotton, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard and Orson Welles. Music is by Anton Karas and cinematography by Robert Krasker. When writer Holly M...

John Chard

Nobody thinks in terms of human beings. Governments don't. Why should we? The Third Man is directed by Carol Reed and written by Graham Greene. It stars Joseph Cotton, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard and Orson Welles. Music is by Anton Karas and cinematography by Robert Krasker. When writer Holly ...

CinemaSerf

Joseph Cotton ("Holly") arrives in post war Vienna to meet up with his former school friend "Harry Lime" - only to discover that he was recently killed in an automobile accident. Without his promised job, he starts to chat with the friends of the dead man and swiftly spots some inconsistencies that ...

Filipe Manuel Neto

**Can a good movie be spoiled by an inadequate soundtrack? It can, and this film is proof of that.** I like film noir a lot, and I saw this film with pleasure. It's one of those films that you can't miss: it has an excellent story, complex characters, a lot of suspense and a good dose of humor, v...

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