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.
Title | The Third Man |
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Year | 1949 |
Genre | Thriller, Mystery |
Country | United Kingdom |
Studio | London Films Productions |
Cast | Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard, Orson Welles, Paul Hörbiger, Ernst Deutsch |
Crew | Robert Krasker (Director of Photography), Carol Reed (Producer), Graham Greene (Screenplay), Oswald Hafenrichter (Editor), Carol Reed (Director), Anton Karas (Original Music Composer) |
Keyword | 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 |
Release | Aug 31, 1949 |
Runtime | 105 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.90 / 10 by 1,863 users |