Directed by:
Carol ReedScreenplay:
Graham GreeneCinematography:
Robert KraskerComposer:
Anton KarasCast:
Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, Trevor Howard, Siegfried Breuer, Bernard Lee, Carol Reed, Geoffrey Keen, Karel Štěpánek, Ernst Deutsch (more)VOD (3)
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Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, black-market opportunist Harry Lime—and thus begins this legendary tale of love, deception, and murder. Thanks to brilliant performances by Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, and Orson Welles; Anton Karas's evocative zither score; Graham Greene’s razor-sharp dialogue; and Robert Krasker’s dramatic use of light and shadow, The Third Man, directed by the inimitable Carol Reed, only grows in stature as the years pass. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
Joseph Cotten
USA
Best movies:
Gaslight (1944)
Citizen Kane (1941)
The 3rd Man (1949)
Alida Valli
Italy
Best movies:
Dialogue with the Carmelites (1960)
The 3rd Man (1949)
1900 (1976)
Orson Welles
USA
Best movies:
Shogun (1980) (series) - narrator
Waterloo (1970)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Trevor Howard
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Gandhi (1982)
Brief Encounter (1945)
Siegfried Breuer
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The 3rd Man (1949)
Bernard Lee
UK
Best movies:
Goldfinger (1964)
The 3rd Man (1949)
The Detective (1954)
Carol Reed
UK
Best movies:
The 3rd Man (1949)
Geoffrey Keen
UK
Best movies:
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Born Free (1966)
The 3rd Man (1949)
Karel Štěpánek
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Stars Shine (1938)
The 3rd Man (1949)
Brainwashed (1960)
Ernst Deutsch
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The 3rd Man (1949)
From Morn to Midnight (1920)
The Golem (1920)
Wilfrid Hyde-White
UK
Best movies:
My Fair Lady (1964)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Browning Version (1951)
Annie Rosar
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The 3rd Man (1949)
The Golden City (1942)
Paul Hörbiger
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The 3rd Man (1949)
Asphalt (1929)
Spies (1928)
Paul Birch
USA
Best movies:
The 3rd Man (1949)
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Ride Clear of Diablo (1954)
Erich Ponto
German Empire
Best movies:
The 3rd Man (1949)
The Punch Bowl (1944)
The Girl and the Legend (1957)
Robert Brown
UK
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
The 3rd Man (1949)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Martin Boddey
UK
Best movies:
The 3rd Man (1949)
The Great Manhunt (1950)
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Eric Pohlmann
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The 3rd Man (1949)
Lust for Life (1956)
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Peter Fontaine
UK
Best movies:
The 3rd Man (1949)
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Eat the Rich (1987)
Vernon Greeves
UK
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