The Third Man

7.9

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.

Discover

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

Erich Ponto

Dr. Winkel

Hedwig Bleibtreu

Anna's Landlady

Bernard Lee

Sergeant Paine

Alexis Chesnakov

Col. Brodsky the Russian Liaison Officer (uncredited)

Thomas Gallagher

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Herbert Halbik

Hänsel the Little Boy with Ball (uncredited)

Hannah Norbert

Actress at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)

Eric Pohlmann

Waiter at Smolka's (uncredited)

Carol Reed

UK Version's Opening Narrator (uncredited)

Annie Rosar

The Porter's Wife (uncredited)

Frederick Schrecker

Hansel's Father (uncredited)

Hugo Schuster

Waiter (uncredited)

Karl Stepanek

Actor at Josefstadt Theater (uncredited)

Theodore Gottlieb

Man on Street (uncredited)

Jenny Werner

Dr. Winkel's Maid Hilde (uncredited)

Reed De Rouen

American Military Policeman(uncredited)

Geoffrey Keen

British Military Policeman (uncredited)

Robert Brown

Britush Military Policeman in Sewer Chase (uncredited)

Art

Vincent Korda

Set Designer

John Hawkesworth

Assistant Set Designer

Joseph Bato

Assistant Set Designer

Ferdinand Bellan

Assistant Art Director

James Sawyer

Assistant Art Director

Camera

Robert Krasker

Director of Photography

John Wilcox

Additional Photography

Edward Scaife

Camera Operator

Denys N. Coop

Camera Operator

Stanley Pavey

Additional Photography

Costume & Make-Up

George Frost

Makeup Artist

Ivy Baker

Wardrobe Supervisor

Joe Shear

Hairdresser

Crew

Noreen Best

Editorial Staff

Elizabeth Montagu

Technical Advisor

Directing

Carol Reed

Director

Jack N. Green

Third Assistant Director

Peggy McClafferty

Continuity

Guy Hamilton

Assistant Director

Editing

Peter Taylor

Assistant Editor

Production

Carol Reed

Producer

Alexander Korda

Executive Producer

David O. Selznick

Executive Producer

Hugh Perceval

Associate Producer

T.S. Lyndon-Haynes

Production Manager

Sound

Anton Karas

Original Music Composer

Jack Drake

Sound Editor

Bert Ross

Sound Recordist

Red Law

Sound Recordist

John Cox

Sound Supervisor

Anton Karas

Musician

Writing

Graham Greene

Screenplay

Art

Vincent Korda

Set Designer

John Hawkesworth

Assistant Set Designer

Joseph Bato

Assistant Set Designer

Ferdinand Bellan

Assistant Art Director

James Sawyer

Assistant Art Director

Camera

Robert Krasker

Director of Photography

John Wilcox

Additional Photography

Edward Scaife

Camera Operator

Denys N. Coop

Camera Operator

Stanley Pavey

Additional Photography

Costume & Make-Up

George Frost

Makeup Artist

Ivy Baker

Wardrobe Supervisor

Joe Shear

Hairdresser

Crew

Noreen Best

Editorial Staff

Elizabeth Montagu

Technical Advisor

Directing

Carol Reed

Director

Jack N. Green

Third Assistant Director

Peggy McClafferty

Continuity

Guy Hamilton

Assistant Director

Editing

Peter Taylor

Assistant Editor

Production

Carol Reed

Producer

Alexander Korda

Executive Producer

David O. Selznick

Executive Producer

Hugh Perceval

Associate Producer

T.S. Lyndon-Haynes

Production Manager

Sound

Anton Karas

Original Music Composer

Jack Drake

Sound Editor

Bert Ross

Sound Recordist

Red Law

Sound Recordist

John Cox

Sound Supervisor

Anton Karas

Musician

Writing

Graham Greene

Screenplay