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The Third Man

19491h 45mThriller · Mystery
directed by Carol Reed

“Hunted by men ... Sought by WOMEN!”

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7.9 / 10
2,120 votes
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8.1 / 10
193,556 votes
Metacritic
97 / 100
Rotten Tomatoes
99%

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Synopsis

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·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