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Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten), a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives in a bombed-out, post-war Vienna at the invitation of his childhood friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles) only to find him dead. Martins develops the ultimate conspiracy theory after learning of a “third man” present at the time of Harry’s death, butting up against interference from British police officer Major Calloway (Trevor Howard), and falling head-over-heels for Harry’s grief-stricken lover Anna (Alida Valli). Winner of the Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or and Academy Award® for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White.
Original Release
08/31/1949
US Release
02/02/1950
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Joseph Cotten | Holly Martins |
Alida Valli | Anna Schmidt |
Trevor Howard | Maj. Calloway / Major Calloway |
Paul Hörbiger | Karl / Karl the Porter |
Ernst Deutsch | 'Baron' Kurtz / Baron Kurtz |
Erich Ponto | Dr. Winkel |
Siegfried Breuer | Popescu |
Hedwig Bleibtreu | Anna's Landlady |
Bernard Lee | Sgt. Paine / Sergeant Paine |
Wilfrid Hyde-White | Crabbin |
Directors
Writers
Orson Welles, Carol Reed, Graham Greene, Alexander Korda
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joseph Cotten | Holly Martins |
Alida Valli | Anna Schmidt |
Trevor Howard | Maj. Calloway / Major Calloway |
Paul Hörbiger | Karl / Karl the Porter |
Ernst Deutsch | 'Baron' Kurtz / Baron Kurtz |
Erich Ponto | Dr. Winkel |
Siegfried Breuer | Popescu |
Hedwig Bleibtreu | Anna's Landlady |
Bernard Lee | Sgt. Paine / Sergeant Paine |
Wilfrid Hyde-White | Crabbin |
Nelly Arno | Kurtz's Mother |
Jack Arrow | International Patrol A |
Harold Ayer | Soldier |
Harry Belcher | Man Chasing Holly |
Leo Bieber | Casanova Barman |
Paul Birch | Military Policeman |
Martin Boddey | Russian Military Policeman |
Madge Brindley | Guest at Casanova Bar |
Robert Brown | British Military Policeman in Sewer Chase |
Ray Browne | International Patrol B |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Carol Reed | Producer |
Alexander Korda | Producer |
Hugh Perceval | Producer |
David O. Selznick | Producer |
Editors
Trailers
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1951 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
1951 | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Black-and-White | Won |
1951 | Oscar | Best Film Editing | Nominated |