The Third Man (1949)
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
Writer:
Graham Greene
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Joseph Cotten as Holly Martins |
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Alida Valli as Anna Schmidt |
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Trevor Howard as Major Calloway |
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Orson Welles as Harry Lime |
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Paul Hörbiger as Karl the Porter |
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Ernst Deutsch as 'Baron' Kurtz |
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Erich Ponto as Dr. Winkel |
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Siegfried Breuer as Popescu |
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Hedwig Bleibtreu as Anna's Landlady |
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Bernard Lee as Sergeant Paine |
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Wilfrid Hyde-White as Crabbin |
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Alexis Chesnakov as Col. Brodsky the Russian Liaison Officer (uncredited) |
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Thomas Gallagher as Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
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Herbert Halbik as Hänsel the Little Boy with Ball (uncredited) |
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Hannah Norbert as Actress at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited) |
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Eric Pohlmann as Waiter at Smolka's (uncredited) |
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Carol Reed as UK Version's Opening Narrator (uncredited) |
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Annie Rosar as The Porter's Wife (uncredited) |
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Frederick Schrecker as Hansel's Father (uncredited) |
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Hugo Schuster as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Karl Stepanek as Actor at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited) |
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Theodore Gottlieb as Man on Street (uncredited) |
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Jenny Werner as Dr. Winkel's Maid Hilde (uncredited) |
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Reed De Rouen as American Military Policeman(uncredited) |
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Geoffrey Keen as British Military Policeman (uncredited) |
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Robert Brown as Britush Military Policeman in Sewer Chase (uncredited) |
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Paul Carpenter as International Patrol D (uncredited) |
| Production | Carol Reed | Producer |
| Camera | Robert Krasker | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Anton Karas | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Graham Greene | Screenplay |
| Directing | Carol Reed | Director |
| Editing | Oswald Hafenrichter | Editor |
| Camera | John Wilcox | Additional Photography |
| Production | Alexander Korda | Executive Producer |
| Production | David O. Selznick | Executive Producer |
| Production | Hugh Perceval | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | George Frost | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Jack Drake | Sound Editor |
| Production | T.S. Lyndon-Haynes | Production Manager |
| Sound | Red Law | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ivy Baker | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Sound | Bert Ross | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Vincent Korda | Set Designer |
| Crew | Noreen Best | Editorial Staff |
| Directing | Jack N. Green | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Peggy McClafferty | Continuity |
| Art | John Hawkesworth | Assistant Set Designer |
| Crew | Elizabeth Montagu | Technical Advisor |
| Directing | Guy Hamilton | Assistant Director |
| Art | Joseph Bato | Assistant Set Designer |
| Camera | Stanley Pavey | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Edward Scaife | Camera Operator |
| Art | James Sawyer | Assistant Art Director |
| Editing | Peter Taylor | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Anton Karas | Musician |
| Sound | John Cox | Sound Supervisor |
| Camera | Denys N. Coop | Camera Operator |
| Art | Ferdinand Bellan | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joe Shear | Hairdresser |
| Writing | Graham Greene | Book |