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What is The Third Man about?

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.

Genres: Thriller, Mystery
Released: 1949-08-31
Director: Carol Reed
Rating: ★ 7.9 / 10

Top cast

Joseph Cotten Holly Martins
Alida Valli Anna Schmidt
Trevor Howard Major Calloway
Orson Welles Harry Lime
Paul Hörbiger Karl the Porter
Ernst Deutsch 'Baron' Kurtz

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