Rate this Movie

The Third Man   1949         N/R, 93 min. Genre: Mystery / Thriller Director: Carol Reed   Cast: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard, Orson Welles, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Bernard Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Paul Horbiger, Eric Pohlmann, Ernst Deutsch, Erich Ponto, Siegfried Breuer, Hedwig Bleibtreu, Carol Reed, Karel Stepanek   This is a great thriller. Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) is a writer who discovers that his friend Harry Lyme (Orson Welles), who he thought was dead, is indeed alive and in charge of a European Black Market organization. When Holly becomes involved in uncovering Harry's criminal activity, he also must deal with the multinational police. An Oscar was presented for Best Cinematography, and Carol Reed was nominated for Best Director. Cast Joseph Cotten Holly Martins Alida Valli Anna Schmidt Trevor Howard Major Calloway Orson Welles Harry Lime Wilfrid Hyde-White Crabbin Bernard Lee Sergeant Paine Geoffrey Keen British MP Paul Horbiger Harry`s Porter Eric Pohlmann Waiter at Smolka`s Ernst Deutsch "Baron" Kurtz Erich Ponto Dr. Winkel Siegfried Breuer Popescu Hedwig Bleibtreu Anna`s Landlady Carol Reed Opening Narrator Karel Stepanek Actor at Theater

Posters