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The Third Man 1949 Directed by Carol Reed

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.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Languages English , German , Russian
Gneres Mystery , Thriller
Production Company London Films Productions
Revenue $1,226,098
Release Date 31 August 1949
105 mins
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
Hedwig Bleibtreu Anna's Landlady
Bernard Lee Sergeant Paine
Alexis Chesnakov Col. Brodsky the Russian Liaison Officer (uncredited)
Thomas Gallagher Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Herbert Halbik Hänsel the Little Boy with Ball (uncredited)
Hannah Norbert Actress at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)
Eric Pohlmann Waiter at Smolka's (uncredited)
Carol Reed UK Version's Opening Narrator (uncredited)
Annie Rosar The Porter's Wife (uncredited)
Frederick Schrecker Hansel's Father (uncredited)
Hugo Schuster Waiter (uncredited)
Karl Stepanek Actor at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)
Theodore Gottlieb Man on Street (uncredited)
Jenny Werner Dr. Winkel's Maid Hilde (uncredited)
Reed De Rouen American Military Policeman(uncredited)
Geoffrey Keen British Military Policeman (uncredited)
Robert Brown Britush Military Policeman in Sewer Chase (uncredited)
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