The Third Man (1949)
Hunted by men ... Sought by WOMEN!
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
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Joseph Cotten
as Holly Martins
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Alida Valli
as Anna Schmidt
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Trevor Howard
as Major Calloway
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Orson Welles
as Harry Lime
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Paul Hörbiger
as Karl the Porter
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Ernst Deutsch
as 'Baron' Kurtz
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Erich Ponto
as Dr. Winkel
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Siegfried Breuer
as Popescu
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Hedwig Bleibtreu
as Anna's Landlady
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Bernard Lee
as Sergeant Paine
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Wilfrid Hyde-White
as Crabbin
- Alexis Chesnakov as Col. Brodsky the Russian Liaison Officer (uncredited)
- Thomas Gallagher as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- Herbert Halbik as Hänsel the Little Boy with Ball (uncredited)
- Hannah Norbert as Actress at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)
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Eric Pohlmann
as Waiter at Smolka's (uncredited)
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Carol Reed
as UK Version's Opening Narrator (uncredited)
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Annie Rosar
as The Porter's Wife (uncredited)
Crew
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Carol Reed
Director
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Robert Krasker
Director of Photography
- Oswald Hafenrichter Editor
- Anton Karas Original Music Composer
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Carol Reed
Producer
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Graham Greene
Screenplay
