Film
The Third Man (1949)
Hunted by men... Sought by WOMEN!
Mystery, Thriller· Directed by Carol Reed· 105 min
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.
4 more lines
- He'll have you in a dither with his zither!
from reissue print
- HUNTED... By a thousand men! Haunted... By a lovely girl!
- Carol Reed's Classic Thriller
promotional line
- You've never met anyone like him!
promotional line · from reissue print ad
Connections
Top billing
- Joseph Cotten as Holly Martins
- Alida Valli as Anna Schmidt
- Trevor Howard as Major Calloway
- Orson Welles as Harry Lime
- Paul Hörbiger as Karl the Porter