The Third Man (1949)
1949 · Feature film · 104 min · dir. Carol Reed
Hunted by men ... Sought by WOMEN!
- Drama
- film noir
- Adventure
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Carol Reed
- Writer
- Graham Greene
- Composer
- Anton Karas
- Cinematography
- Robert Krasker
- Studio
- London Films Productions
- Released
- 1949-08-31
- Running time
- 104 minutes
Cast & crew
Carol Reed Director
Martin Miller- Helga Michie
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Geoffrey Keen
Paul Hörbiger
Bernard Lee
Karel Štěpánek
Robert Brown
Reviews on the Internet Archive
Colorized? Why? · Bangkokhoosier · 2026-02-16
The shadows, shades, and contrasts created by Robert Krasker blend into one of the most artfully filmed movies ever made. But some cretin decided that it needed to be made accessible to the lowest common denominator and utterly destroyed the effect and dark moods of the movie by splashing color on it. What lowbrow vandalism.
