The Third Man

The Third Man

7.9 Rating1949-08-31Thriller, Mystery

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

Joseph Cotten

as Holly Martins

Alida Valli

Alida Valli

as Anna Schmidt

Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard

as Major Calloway

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

as Harry Lime

Paul Hörbiger

Paul Hörbiger

as Karl the Porter

Ernst Deutsch

Ernst Deutsch

as 'Baron' Kurtz

Erich Ponto

Erich Ponto

as Dr. Winkel

Siegfried Breuer

Siegfried Breuer

as Popescu

Hedwig Bleibtreu

Hedwig Bleibtreu

as Anna's Landlady

Bernard Lee

Bernard Lee

as Sergeant Paine