Third Man, The

Set in bombed-out, post-war Vienna, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns arrives as a penniless guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to find him dead.

Martins develops the ultimate conspiracy theory after learning of a "third man" present at the time of Harry's death, running into interference from investigating British officer Major Calloway and falling head-over-heels for Harry''s grief-stricken lover, Anna.

Directed by
Carol Reed

Cast
Joseph Cotten - Holly Martins
Alida Valli - Anna
Orson Welles - Harry Lime
Trevor Howard - Major Calloway
Bernard Lee - Sergeant Paine
Paul Hoerbiger - Porter
Ernst Deutsch - "Baron" Kurtz
Siegfried Breuer - Popescu

Production Co.
London Films Productions

Produced by
David O. Selznick

Studio
Selznick Releasing Organization

Writer
Graham Greene

Music
Anton Karas