The Third Man

Cast

Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, Trevor Howard View All

Crew

Orson Welles (Writer), Carol Reed (Director), Graham Greene (Screenplay) View All

Release: Aug. 31st, 1949

Runtime: 1 hour, 44 minutes

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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5 Best British movie ever?

This always tops the list. Also the best Cold War themed movie....

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The Third Man begins on Holly Martin (Joseph Cotten) arriving at postwar Vienna to visit his childhood friend, Harry Lime (Orson Welles).

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When it comes down to those modern day masterpieces or highly acclaimed classics, you are either going to be that first man who praises the film; that second man who despises the film; or you can be the third man, who are left standing between two different opinions, not knowing quite what to make o....

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