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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.

1949 |1h 44m |  Thriller, Mystery

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Cast

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Joseph Cotten

Holly Martins

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Alida Valli

Anna Schmidt

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Trevor Howard

Major Calloway

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Paul Hörbiger

Karl the Porter

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Ernst Deutsch

'Baron' Kurtz

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Erich Ponto

Dr. Winkel

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Siegfried Breuer

Popescu

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Hedwig Bleibtreu

Anna's Landlady

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Bernard Lee

Sergeant Paine

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Wilfrid Hyde-White

Crabbin

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Eric Pohlmann

Waiter at Smolka's (uncredited)

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Annie Rosar

The Porter's Wife (uncredited)

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Karl Stepanek

Actor at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)

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Theodore Gottlieb

Man on Street (uncredited)

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Geoffrey Keen

British Military Policeman (uncredited)

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Robert Brown

Britush Military Policeman in Sewer Chase (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

English, Russian, German

Budget

-

Revenue

$1,226,098.00