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The Third Man

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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.

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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.

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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

Siegfried Breuer
Siegfried Breuer

Popescu

Hedwig Bleibtreu
Hedwig Bleibtreu

Anna's Landlady

Bernard Lee
Bernard Lee

Sergeant Paine

Wilfrid Hyde-White
Wilfrid Hyde-White

Crabbin

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)

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