
The Third Man
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.
Release Date: 1949-08-31
Thriller
Mystery
★★★★★★★★★★ (1939 votes)
Casts

Joseph Cotten
as Holly Martins

Alida Valli
as Anna Schmidt

Trevor Howard
as Major Calloway

Orson Welles
as Harry Lime

Paul Hörbiger
as Karl the Porter

Ernst Deutsch
as 'Baron' Kurtz

Erich Ponto
as Dr. Winkel

Siegfried Breuer
as Popescu

Hedwig Bleibtreu
as Anna's Landlady

Bernard Lee
as Sergeant Paine