Poster for the movie The Third Man

The Third Man

1949 • 105 minutes
ThrillerMystery

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.

Picture of Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Holly Martins

Picture of Alida Valli

Alida Valli

Anna Schmidt

Picture of Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard

Major Calloway

Picture of Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Harry Lime

Picture of Paul Hörbiger

Paul Hörbiger

Karl the Porter

Picture of Ernst Deutsch

Ernst Deutsch

'Baron' Kurtz

Picture of Erich Ponto

Erich Ponto

Dr. Winkel

Picture of Siegfried Breuer

Siegfried Breuer

Popescu

Picture of Hedwig Bleibtreu

Hedwig Bleibtreu

Anna's Landlady

Picture of Bernard Lee

Bernard Lee

Sergeant Paine

Picture of Wilfrid Hyde-White

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Crabbin

Picture of Alexis Chesnakov

Alexis Chesnakov

Col. Brodsky the Russian Liaison Officer (uncredited)

Picture of Thomas Gallagher

Thomas Gallagher

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Picture of Herbert Halbik

Herbert Halbik

Hänsel the Little Boy with Ball (uncredited)

Picture of Hannah Norbert

Hannah Norbert

Actress at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)

Picture of Eric Pohlmann

Eric Pohlmann

Waiter at Smolka's (uncredited)

Picture of Carol Reed

Carol Reed

UK Version's Opening Narrator (uncredited)

Picture of Annie Rosar

Annie Rosar

The Porter's Wife (uncredited)

Picture of Frederick Schrecker

Frederick Schrecker

Hansel's Father (uncredited)

Picture of Hugo Schuster

Hugo Schuster

Waiter (uncredited)

Picture of Karl Stepanek

Karl Stepanek

Actor at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)

Picture of Theodore Gottlieb

Theodore Gottlieb

Man on Street (uncredited)

Picture of Jenny Werner

Jenny Werner

Dr. Winkel's Maid Hilde (uncredited)

Picture of Reed De Rouen

Reed De Rouen

American Military Policeman(uncredited)

Picture of Geoffrey Keen

Geoffrey Keen

British Military Policeman (uncredited)

Picture of Robert Brown

Robert Brown

Britush Military Policeman in Sewer Chase (uncredited)