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The Third Man

"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.

Top Cast

  • Joseph Cotten

    Joseph Cotten

    Holly Martins

  • Alida Valli

    Alida Valli

    Anna Schmidt

  • Trevor Howard

    Trevor Howard

    Major Calloway

  • Orson Welles

    Orson Welles

    Harry Lime

  • Paul Hörbiger

    Paul Hörbiger

    Karl the Porter

  • Ernst Deutsch

    Ernst Deutsch

    'Baron' Kurtz

  • Erich Ponto

    Erich Ponto

    Dr. Winkel

  • Siegfried Breuer

    Siegfried Breuer

    Popescu

  • Hedwig Bleibtreu

    Hedwig Bleibtreu

    Anna's Landlady

Overview

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.

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