The Third Man

1949

Directed by

Carol Reed

Starring

Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard

Runtime

1h 45m

Country

USA

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.