The Third Man

1h 45min

Thriller

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

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
Hedwig Bleibtreu

Hedwig Bleibtreu

Anna's Landlady
Bernard Lee

Bernard Lee

Sergeant Paine
Alexis Chesnakov

Alexis Chesnakov

Col. Brodsky the Russian Liaison Officer (uncredited)
Thomas Gallagher

Thomas Gallagher

Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Herbert Halbik

Herbert Halbik

Hänsel the Little Boy with Ball (uncredited)
Hannah Norbert

Hannah Norbert

Actress at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)
Eric Pohlmann

Eric Pohlmann

Waiter at Smolka's (uncredited)
Carol Reed

Carol Reed

UK Version's Opening Narrator (uncredited)
Annie Rosar

Annie Rosar

The Porter's Wife (uncredited)
Frederick Schrecker

Frederick Schrecker

Hansel's Father (uncredited)
Hugo Schuster

Hugo Schuster

Waiter (uncredited)
Karl Stepanek

Karl Stepanek

Actor at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)
Theodore Gottlieb

Theodore Gottlieb

Man on Street (uncredited)
Jenny Werner

Jenny Werner

Dr. Winkel's Maid Hilde (uncredited)
Reed De Rouen

Reed De Rouen

American Military Policeman(uncredited)
Geoffrey Keen

Geoffrey Keen

British Military Policeman (uncredited)
Robert Brown

Robert Brown

Britush Military Policeman in Sewer Chase (uncredited)

Release date

31st Aug 1949

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Pусский, Deutsch