The Third Man

The Third Man (1949)

Released: 1949-08-31 Duration: 1hr 45min
Genres: Thriller Mystery
Rating 7.9
Hunted by men ... Sought by WOMEN!

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.

Production Companies

London Films Productions

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $1,226,098.00
Original Language en
Popularity 15.842

Directed By

Carol Reed

Crew

Producer
Carol Reed
Director of Photography
Robert Krasker
Original Music Composer
Anton Karas
Screenplay
Graham Greene
Director
Carol Reed
Additional Photography
John Wilcox
Executive Producer
Alexander Korda
Executive Producer
David O. Selznick
Associate Producer
Hugh Perceval
Makeup Artist
George Frost
Sound Editor
Jack Drake
Production Manager
T.S. Lyndon-Haynes
Sound Recordist
Red Law
Wardrobe Supervisor
Ivy Baker
Sound Recordist
Bert Ross
Set Designer
Vincent Korda
Editorial Staff
Noreen Best
Third Assistant Director
Jack N. Green
Continuity
Peggy McClafferty
Assistant Set Designer
John Hawkesworth
Technical Advisor
Elizabeth Montagu
Assistant Director
Guy Hamilton
Assistant Set Designer
Joseph Bato
Additional Photography
Stanley Pavey
Camera Operator
Edward Scaife
Assistant Art Director
James Sawyer
Assistant Editor
Peter Taylor
Musician
Anton Karas
Sound Supervisor
John Cox
Camera Operator
Denys N. Coop
Assistant Art Director
Ferdinand Bellan
Hairdresser
Joe Shear

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

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)

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