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The Third Man - Carol Reed

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Directed by: 
Carol Reed
Story by: 
Alexander Korda
Graham Greene
Screenplay by: 
Graham Greene
Carol Reed
Orson Welles
Produced by: 
Alexander Korda
David O. Selznick
Carol Reed
Release year: 
1949
Country: 
United Kingdom
England
United States of America
Runtime: 
104min
Genre: 
Film noir
Mystery
Psychological thriller
Film adaptation
Thriller
Drama
Music by: 
Anton Karas
Soundtrack: 
The Third Man
Subjects: 
Cold War
Tagline: 
Hunted by men...Sought by WOMEN!
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Plot: 
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.
Cast: 
Orson Welles
as
Harry Lime
Joseph Cotten
as
Holly Martins
Alida Valli
as
Anna Schmidt
Trevor Howard
as
Maj. Calloway
Wilfrid Hyde-White
as
Crabbin
Bernard Lee
as
Sgt. Paine
Paul Hörbiger
as
Karl
(
Harry's Porter
)
Ernst Deutsch
as
'Baron' Kurtz
Siegfried Breuer
as
Popescu
Erich Ponto
as
Dr. Winkel
Hedwig Bleibtreu
as
Anna's Old Landlady
Nelly Arno
as
Kurtz's Mother
Jack Arrow
as
International Patrol A
Harold Ayer
as
Soldier
Harry Belcher
as
Man Chasing Holly
Leo Bieber
as
Casanova Barman
Paul Birch
as
Military Policeman
Martin Boddey
as
Russian Military Policeman
Madge Brindley
as
Guest #1
(
at Casanova Bar
)
Robert Brown
as
British Military Policeman
(
in Sewer Chase
)
Ray Browne
as
International Patrol B
Paul Carpenter
as
International Patrol D
Alexis Chesnakov
as
Col. Brodsky
(
Russian Liaison Officer
)
Guy De Monceau
as
International Patrol C
Reed De Rouen
as
American Military Policeman
(
at Railroad Station
)
Jack Faint
as
Guest #2
(
at Casanova Bar
)
Peter Fontaine
(
Minor Role
)
Thomas Gallagher
as
Taxi Driver
Michael Godfrey
as
International Patrol C
Vernon Greeves
as
International Patrol D
Herbert Halbik
as
Little Hansl
(
Boy with Ball
)
Paul Hardtmuth
as
Hartman
(
Hall Porter at Hotel Sacher
)
Walter Hertner
as
Barman
(
at Sacher's
)
Charles Irwin
as
Col. O'Sullivan
Lily Kann
as
Nurse
Geoffrey Keen
as
British Military Policeman
Brookes Kyle
as
International Patrol B
Martin Miller
as
Headwaiter
Hannah Norbert
as
Actress
(
at Josefstadt Theater
)
Eric Pohlmann
as
Waiter #1
(
at Smolka's
)
Carol Reed
as
Opening Narrator
(
UK Version
)
Annie Rosar
as
Porter's Wife
Frederick Schreicker
as
Hansel's Father
Hugo Schuster
as
Waiter #2
Karel Štěpánek
as
Actor
(
at Josefstadt Theater
)
Lee Strasberg
as
MP
Gordon Tanner
as
International Patrol C
Ernst Ulman
as
Visitor
(
at Literature Club
)
Helga Wahlrow
as
Josefstadt Theatre Actress
Jenny Werner
as
Hilde
(
Winkel's Maid
)
Marie-Louise Charlier
as
Stripper at club

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