The Third Man

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1949-08-31

Languages:

English, German, Russian

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

8.3 (102915 Reviews)

Director:

Carol Reed

Genres:

Film-Noir Mystery Thriller

Cast:

Joseph Cotten Alida Valli Orson Welles Trevor Howard

Writer:

Graham Greene (by)

Graham Greene (screen play)

Fullplot:

An out of work pulp fiction novelist, Holly Martins, arrives in a post war Vienna divided into sectors by the victorious allies, and where a shortage of supplies has lead to a flourishing black market. He arrives at the invitation of an ex-school friend, Harry Lime, who has offered him a job, only to discover that Lime has recently died in a peculiar traffic accident. From talking to Lime's friends and associates Martins soon notices that some of the stories are inconsistent, and determines to discover what really happened to Harry Lime.

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