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The Third Man is a 1949 film noir directed by Carol Reed, written by Graham Greene, and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles and Trevor Howard, set in post-war Vienna. The film centres on an American, Holly Martins (Cotten), who arrives in the city to accept a job with his friend Harry Lime (Welles), only to learn that Lime has ...
The Third Man: Directed by Carol Reed. With Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, Trevor Howard. Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.
- (183K)
- Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller
- Carol Reed
- 1950-02-01
Dec 8, 1996 · "The Third Man" (1949) was made by men who knew the devastation of Europe at first hand. Carol Reed worked for the British Army's wartime documentary unit, and the screenplay was by Graham Greene, who not only wrote about spies but occasionally acted as one.
The Third Man is a 1949 British FILM NOlR directed by Carol Reed, written by Graham Greene, and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, and Trevor Howard.
- 105 min
- 47.5K
- Primrose Greengage
Watch The Third Man with a subscription on Prime Video, rent on Fandango at Home, Apple TV, or buy on Fandango at Home. This atmospheric thriller is one of the undisputed masterpieces of...
- (93)
- Orson Welles
- Carol Reed
- London Film Production
Driven to investigate Lime's death, Martins soon discovers incredible dark secrets about Lime's life and death. — trivwhiz. In the post-Second World War, the unemployed pulp fiction writer Holly Martins arrives in Vienna to meet with his old friend from school, Harry Lime, who has offered him a job.
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The Third Man. Joseph Cotten chases Orson Welles's agent of corruption through the ruins of divided post-war Vienna in this evocative classic thriller. 3,735 IMDb 8.1 1 h 39 min 1950. X-Ray ALL. Drama · Suspense · Atmospheric · Eerie. Free trial of BFI Player Classics, rent, or buy. Watch with BFI Player Classics.
