The Third Man

1949 · 105 min · ★ 7.9 / 10 · 2187 votes

Thrillers · 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 · Alida Valli · Trevor Howard · Orson Welles · Paul Hörbiger · Ernst Deutsch · Erich Ponto · Siegfried Breuer · Hedwig Bleibtreu · Bernard Lee

Director

Carol Reed