The Third Man (1949)

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Set in a bombed-out, post-war Vienna, THE THIRD MAN stars Cotten as Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, who arrives penniless as guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to find him dead. Martins develops the ultimate conspiracy theory afte... more

Set in a bombed-out, post-war Vienna, THE THIRD MAN stars Cotten as Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, who arrives penniless as guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, 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, running into interference from investigating British officer Trevor Howard and falling head-over-heels for Harry's grief-stricken lover, Alida Valli.

GENRE: Thriller
MPAA RATING: No Rating
RUN TIME: 104 minutes
RELEASE DATE: May 7, 1999
STARRING: Joseph Cotten , Alida Valli , Orson Welles , Trevor Howard
DIRECTOR(S): Carol Reed
PRODUCER(S): Carol Reed
WRITER(S): Graham Greene, Alexander Korda
STUDIO: Selznick
OFFICIAL MOVIE WEBSITE: http://www.filmforum.com/3rdman2.ht
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