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The Third Man (1949)

The Third Man (1949)

Thriller Mystery

Hunted by men ... Sought by WOMEN!

Release Date: 1949, August 31
Directors: Carol Reed
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: London Films Productions
Cast: Robert Brown, Bernard Lee, Trevor Howard, Paul Carpenter, Eric Pohlmann, Geoffrey Keen, Joseph Cotten, Theodore Gottlieb, Alida Valli, Paul Hörbiger, Ernst Deutsch, Erich Ponto

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

film noir black market investigation sewer missing person british army cover-up black and white grim post world war ii ominous foot chase austria vienna, austria cemetery soviet military staged death prater ferris wheel penicillin forged passport