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The Third Man

Classic film noir about an American writer who visits postwar Vienna to see an old friend but is told that the latter is dead. Incredulous at the suggestion his friend was a criminal, the writer attempts to clear the dead man's name but soon finds events taking a strange turn.

1 hour, 45 minutes

Last on

Sun 27 Oct 2024 12:15

Music Played

  • Anton Karas

    The Harry Lime Theme

  • Anton Karas

    The Big Ben Tune

  • Anton Karas

    Holly Runs After Harrys Shadow

  • Anton Karas

    Holly and Harry Meet At The Praters Big Wheel

Credits

Role Contributor
Holly Martins Joseph Cotten
Anna Schmidt Valli
Major Calloway Trevor Howard
Harry Lime Orson Welles
Sergeant Paine Bernard Lee
Harry's porter Paul Hoerbiger
'Baron' Kurtz Ernst Deutsch
Popescu Siegfried Breuer
Dr Winkel Erich Ponto
Crabbin Wilfrid Hyde-White
Anna's old landlady Hedwig Bleibtreu
Producer David O Selznick
Producer Alexander Korda
Producer Carol Reed
Writer Alexander Korda
Writer Graham Greene
Writer Carol Reed
Director Carol Reed
Director of photography Robert Krasker

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