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The Third Man (1949)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Carol Reed
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    Holly Martins Joseph Cotten
  • Profile picture of Alida Valli
    Anna Schmidt Alida Valli
  • Profile picture of Trevor Howard
    Major Calloway Trevor Howard
  • Profile picture of Orson Welles
    Harry Lime Orson Welles
  • Profile picture of Paul Hörbiger
    Karl the Porter Paul Hörbiger
  • Profile picture of Ernst Deutsch
    'Baron' Kurtz Ernst Deutsch
  • Profile picture of Erich Ponto
    Dr. Winkel Erich Ponto
  • Profile picture of Siegfried Breuer
    Popescu Siegfried Breuer

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Keywords

  • staged death
  • black market
  • cemetery
  • investigation
  • soviet military
  • prater
  • british army
  • austria
  • cover-up
  • film noir
  • foot chase
  • vienna, austria
  • sewer
  • missing person
  • post world war ii
  • ferris wheel
  • grim
  • penicillin
  • forged passport
  • ominous