Movie poster for The Third Man
TMDb Rating
7.9/10

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The Third Man (1949)

ThrillerMystery
105 min

"Hunted by men ... Sought by WOMEN!"

Plot Summary

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.

Director

Carol Reed

Top Cast

Joseph CottenAlida ValliTrevor HowardOrson WellesPaul Hörbiger

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