The Third Man
1949 · TMDB 7.9
Directed by Carol Reed
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.
Why it matters
Carol Reed's Vienna-set noir, released on DVD in 1999 in a restored edition that corrected years of poor prints and included a documentary on the film's production. The disc's clean transfer and scholarly extras reminded British viewers that their own cinema heritage could be tre...
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Released
- 1949-08-31
- Studio
- London Films Productions
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 7.9
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